Matthew 13:4
World English Bible (WEB)
As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
In context
2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
6 When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.
Matthew 13:4 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
- KJV King James Version
- And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
- DBY Darby Translation
- and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them: