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New Living Translation
Mark 4:14
The farmer plants seed by taking God's word to others.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The sower sows
The sower sows
King James Version (1611)
The Sower soweth the word.
The Sower soweth the word.
King James Version
The sower soweth the word.
The sower soweth the word.
English Standard Version
The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
New American Standard Bible
"The sower sows the word.
"The sower sows the word.
New Century Version
The farmer is like a person who plants God's message in people.
The farmer is like a person who plants God's message in people.
Amplified Bible
"The sower sows the word [of God, the good news regarding the way of salvation].
"The sower sows the word [of God, the good news regarding the way of salvation].
Legacy Standard Bible
The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
Berean Standard Bible
The farmer sows the word.
The farmer sows the word.
Contemporary English Version
What the farmer is spreading is really the message about the kingdom.
What the farmer is spreading is really the message about the kingdom.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sower sows the message.
The sower sows the message.
Darby Translation
The sower sows the word:
The sower sows the word:
Easy-to-Read Version
The farmer is like someone who plants God's teaching in people.
The farmer is like someone who plants God's teaching in people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sower soweth the worde.
The sower soweth the worde.
George Lamsa Translation
The sower who sowed, sowed the word.
The sower who sowed, sowed the word.
Good News Translation
The sower sows God's message.
The sower sows God's message.
Lexham English Bible
The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
Literal Translation
The sower sows the Word.
The sower sows the Word.
American Standard Version
The sower soweth the word.
The sower soweth the word.
Bible in Basic English
The seed is the word.
The seed is the word.
Hebrew Names Version
The farmer sows the word.
The farmer sows the word.
International Standard Version
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The sower sows the word.Matthew 13:19;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
The sower who sowed, the word sowed.
The sower who sowed, the word sowed.
Murdock Translation
The sower that sowed, sowed the word.
The sower that sowed, sowed the word.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sower, soweth the worde.
The sower, soweth the worde.
English Revised Version
The sower soweth the word.
The sower soweth the word.
World English Bible
The farmer sows the word.
The farmer sows the word.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown;
The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown;
Weymouth's New Testament
"What the sower sows is the Message.
"What the sower sows is the Message.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that sowith, sowith a word.
He that sowith, sowith a word.
Update Bible Version
The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
Webster's Bible Translation
The sower soweth the word.
The sower soweth the word.
New English Translation
The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
New King James Version
The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
New Life Bible
What the man plants is the Word of God.
What the man plants is the Word of God.
New Revised Standard
The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sower, soweth the word;
The sower, soweth the word;
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that soweth, soweth the word.
He that soweth, soweth the word.
Revised Standard Version
The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The sower soweth ye worde.
The sower soweth ye worde.
Young's Literal Translation
He who is sowing doth sow the word;
He who is sowing doth sow the word;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sower soweth the worde.
The sower soweth the worde.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the sower is he that soweth the word.
the sower is he that soweth the word.
THE MESSAGE
"The farmer plants the Word. Some people are like the seed that falls on the hardened soil of the road. No sooner do they hear the Word than Satan snatches away what has been planted in them.
"The farmer plants the Word. Some people are like the seed that falls on the hardened soil of the road. No sooner do they hear the Word than Satan snatches away what has been planted in them.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The farmer spreads God's good news to others.
The farmer spreads God's good news to others.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The sower sows the word.
"The sower sows the word.
Contextual Overview
1 Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore. 2 He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: 3 "Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. 4 As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. 5 Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. 6 But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn't have deep roots, it died. 7 Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. 8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!" 9 Then he said, "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand." 10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
sower: Mark 4:3, Isaiah 32:20, Matthew 13:19, Matthew 13:37, Luke 8:11
the word: Mark 2:2, Colossians 1:5, Colossians 1:6, 1 Peter 1:23-25
Reciprocal: Matthew 13:18 - General Mark 4:26 - as
Cross-References
Genesis 4:5
but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
Genesis 4:6
"Why are you so angry?" the Lord asked Cain. "Why do you look so dejected?
"Why are you so angry?" the Lord asked Cain. "Why do you look so dejected?
Genesis 4:11
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.
Genesis 4:12
No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
Genesis 4:13
Cain replied to the Lord , "My punishment is too great for me to bear!
Cain replied to the Lord , "My punishment is too great for me to bear!
Genesis 4:14
You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!"
You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!"
Genesis 4:15
The Lord replied, "No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.
The Lord replied, "No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.
Genesis 4:16
So Cain left the Lord 's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
So Cain left the Lord 's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
Genesis 4:24
If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"
If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The sower soweth the word. Though our Lord thought fit to give the above gentle rebuke to his disciples for their dulness; yet he condescends to favour them with an interpretation of the above parable, which here begins: by this it appears, that the seed in the parable, before delivered, and which fell on different sorts of ground, is the word of God, which was preached to hearers of different dispositions: the word is the word of life and truth; the word of peace and reconciliation; the word of faith and righteousness; the word of salvation; the word which publishes and declares all these to be in and by Jesus Christ.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 13:18-23.
