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King James Version
Mark 4:14
The sower soweth the word.
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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.
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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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 Living Translation
The farmer plants seed by taking God's word to others.
The farmer plants seed by taking God's word to others.
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 And 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. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 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. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
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 unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 4:6
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:11
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Genesis 4:12
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis 4:13
And Cain said unto the Lord , My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And Cain said unto the Lord , My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Genesis 4:15
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Genesis 4:16
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord , and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord , and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Genesis 4:24
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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.
