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Mark 4:3-5
New Matthew Bible
Mark 4:3-5
New Matthew Bible
3 Hearken to! Behold, there went out a sower to sow. 4 And it happened as he sowed that some seed fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and quickly sprang up because it did not have depth of earth;
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Mark 4:3-5
New International Version
Mark 4:3-5
New International Version
3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(A) 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
Mark 4:3-5
King James Version
Mark 4:3-5
King James Version
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:
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Mark 4:3-5
New King James Version
Mark 4:3-5
New King James Version
3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds [a]of the air came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
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- Mark 4:4 NU, M omit of the air
Mark 4:3-5
English Standard Version
Mark 4:3-5
English Standard Version
3 “Listen! Behold, (A)a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil.
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