Parable of the Sower (Mr 4:3-9; Mt 13:3-9; Lk 8:5-8)
- Mr 4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
- Mt 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
- Lu 8:5a A sower went out to sow his seed:
- Mr 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.
- Mt 13:4 And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
- Lu 8:5b and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
- Mr 4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
- Mt 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
- Lu 8:6a And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up,
- Mr 4:6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
- Mt 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
- Lu 8:6b it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
- Mr 4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
- Mt 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
- Lu 8:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
- Mr 4:8 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.
- Mt 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
- Lu 8:8a And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold.