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 Living Translation (NLT)“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed.

Context of Mark 4:3

1And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. 2Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching: “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. 5Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.

Mark 4:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearkenἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• there went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• a sowerσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Mark 4:3

• Mark 4:9And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
• Mark 7:14When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:
• Deuteronomy 4:1“Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you.
• Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
• Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter, Consider and incline your ear; Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;
• Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
• Proverbs 8:32“Now therefore, listen to me, my children, For blessed are those who keep my ways.
• Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb:
• Isaiah 55:1“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.
• Acts 2:14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.
• Hebrews 2:1Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
• James 2:5Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• Revelation 2:7“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’
• Mark 4:14The sower sows the word.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.
• Isaiah 28:23Give ear and hear my voice, Listen 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