And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWEB
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
ASV
and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:
YLT
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
DBT
and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentMatthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.
- Author
- Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
- Date
- c. AD 50–60