Mark 4:3
“Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:”
Mark 4:3 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
- DARBYDarby
- Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- “Listen! A farmer went out to sow seeds.
Context: Mark 4
1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
2And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
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.
5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
About Mark 4: The Parable of the Sower
Jesus tells parables about the kingdom of God.
Commentary
Mark 4 is a chapter that focuses on Jesus' teachings about the Kingdom of God. Jesus uses parables to illustrate the Kingdom of God and to explain its mysteries. He begins by telling the parable of the sower, which is a story about a farmer who scatters seed on different types of soil. The seed represents the word of God, and the different types of soil represent different types of people. Jesus explains that some people will accept the word of God and bear fruit, while others will not.