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Matthew 13:4
Matthew 13:4 is verse 4 of Matthew chapter 13, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
King James Version
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
World English Bible
As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
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Matthew 13:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 13:18Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.