4And it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it.


In Context

1 And he began again to teach by the sea-side: and there was gathered to him a great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat on the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea, on the land.

2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,

3 Hearken; Behold, a sower went out to sow:

4 And it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it.

5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth.

6 But when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Mark 4:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:4and it came to pass, as he sowed, some'seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:4and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.