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 he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered to him a great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat on the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine, Hearken; Behold, a sower went out to sow: 4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it. 5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not 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

• Hearkenἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• sowerσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831

Cross-references for Mark 4:3

• Mark 4:9And he said to them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
• Mark 7:14And when he had called all the people to him, he said to them, Hearken to me each one of you, and understand:
• Deuteronomy 4:1Now therefore hearken, O Israel, to the statutes and to the judgments, which I teach you, to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
• Psalms 34:11Come, ye children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
• Psalms 45:10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thy ear; forget also thy own people, and thy father’s house;
• Proverbs 7:24Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
• Proverbs 8:32Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
• Isaiah 46:3Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are borne by me from birth, who are 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 said to them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words:
• Hebrews 2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
• James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
• Revelation 2:7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
• Mark 4:14The sower soweth 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, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
• Isaiah 28:23Give ye 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