Parallel Verses
King James Version
The sower soweth the word.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The farmer sows the word.
A Conservative Version
The man who sows sows the word.
American Standard Version
The sower soweth the word.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
A farmer planted 'the word' [i.e., the message of God].
Anderson New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Bible in Basic English
The seed is the word.
Common New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the sower is he that soweth the word.
Darby Translation
The sower sows the word:
Godbey New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Goodspeed New Testament
What the sower sows is the message.
John Wesley New Testament
The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown;
Julia Smith Translation
He sowing sows the word.
King James 2000
The sower sows the word.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The sower sows the word.
Modern King James verseion
The sower sows the Word.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sower, soweth the word.
Moffatt New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Montgomery New Testament
"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those 'on the wayside' where the Word is sown.
NET Bible
The sower sows the word.
New Heart English Bible
The farmer sows the word.
Noyes New Testament
The sower soweth the word.
Sawyer New Testament
The sower sows the word.
The Emphasized Bible
The sower, soweth the word;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The sower soweth the word.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The sower sows the Message.
Webster
The sower soweth the word.
Weymouth New Testament
"What the sower sows is the Message.
Williams New Testament
The message is what the sower sows.
World English Bible
The farmer sows the word.
Worrell New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Worsley New Testament
The sower is he that soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side:
Youngs Literal Translation
He who is sowing doth sow the word;
Themes
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Christian ministers » Compared to sowers
Devil/devils » What satan does
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The sower
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
The bible » Purpose » Contains seed-corn for the sower
The word of God » Compared » To seed
The word of God » The sowing of God’s word
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower Interpreted
13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? 14 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 13:37
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mark 2:2
And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
Isaiah 32:20
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
Matthew 13:19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Mark 4:3
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Luke 1:2
Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
Luke 8:11
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Acts 8:4
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
Colossians 1:5-6
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
1 Peter 1:23-25
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.