Mark 4:3

Mark 4:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
• New International Version (NIV)“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.

Context of Mark 4:3

1And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land. 2And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine, Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow. 4And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it. 5And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground] because it had no depth of earth;

Mark 4:3 word by word

Ἀκούετε.¶ Ἰδοὺ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων σπεῖραι·Read the interlinear

• Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• sowσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687

Cross-references for Mark 4:3

• Mark 4:9And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
• Mark 7:14And having called again the crowd, he said to them, Hear me, all [of you], and understand:
• Deuteronomy 4:1And now, Israel, hearken to the statutes and to the ordinances which I teach you, to do [them], that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah the God of your fathers giveth you.
• Psalms 34:11Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
• Psalms 45:10Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:
• Proverbs 7:24And now, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
• Proverbs 8:32And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
• Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, ye who have been borne from the belly, who have been carried from the womb:
• Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
• Acts 2:14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:
• Hebrews 2:1For this reason we should give heed more abundantly to the things [we have] heard, lest in any way we should slip away.
• James 2:5Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?
• Revelation 2:7He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, I will give to him to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.
• Mark 4:14The sower sows the word:
• Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
• Isaiah 28:23Give ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

Commentaries on Mark 4:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9. See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9The collection begins with the longest parable and its interpretation (4:13–20). The different types of soil represent different ways people respond to God’s message.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow--What means this? See on Mr 4:14. First Case: The Wayside. (Mr 4:4, 15).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings