Mark 4:4

WEB

⁴As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds^[+] came and devoured it.

KJV

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 up.

BSB

⁴And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

FBV

⁴Now as he was scattering the seeds, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate them up.

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Extra References

Matthew 13:19

¹⁹When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

Mark 4:15

¹⁵The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Matthew 13:4

⁴As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

Luke 8:12

¹²Those along the road are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Genesis 15:11

¹¹The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

Luke 8:5

⁵“The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.