Mark 4:4 KJV — MannaFest

Mark 4:4

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.

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

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Mark — The Gospel of the servant in motion. The narrative hinges at Peter's confession (8:27). Before: the Servant revealed. After: the Servant suffers.

Author: John Mark, companion of Peter (Acts 12:12; 1 Pet 5:13)
Date: c. AD 50–65

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6 verses on the floor

Matthew 13:19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Mark 4:15
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
Matthew 13:4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Luke 8:12
Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
Luke 8:5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

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Genesis 15:11

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside--by the side of the hard path through the field, where the soil was not broken up. and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up--Not only could the seed not get beneath the surface, but "it was trodden down" (Lu 8:5), and afterwards picked up and devoured by the fowls.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

He taught them many things by parables - After the usual manner of the eastern nations, to make his instructions more agreeable to them, and to impress them the more upon attentive hearers. A parable signifies not only a simile or comparison, and sometimes a proverb, but any kind of instructive speech, wherein spiritual things are explained and illustrated by natural, Prov. i,

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

MRK 4:4MAT 13:19 HEB 2:1
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MRK 4:4MAT 13:19 LUK 8:11-15
MRK 4:4LUK 8:12 MAT 13:19
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MRK 4:4LUK 8:5 MRK 4:15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MRK 4:4MAT 13:19 MAT 13:38
MRK 4:4MRK 4:15 1PE 5:8
MRK 4:4LUK 8:12 2TH 2:9-14
MRK 4:4LUK 8:5 JAS 1:23-24

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