Mark 4:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

The sower sows the word.

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  • Matt 13:37 : 37 He answered, The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
  • Mark 2:2 : 2 And immediately many gathered together, so that there was no room to receive them, no, not even near the door, and he preached the word to them.
  • Mark 4:3 : 3 Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:
  • Luke 1:2 : 2 Just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,
  • Luke 8:11 : 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
  • Acts 8:4 : 4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
  • Col 1:5-6 : 5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 6 Which has come to you, as it is in all the world; and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day you heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
  • 1 Pet 1:23-25 : 23 Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, 24 Because "All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, 25 But the word of the Lord endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
  • Isa 32:20 : 20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send forth the feet of the ox and the donkey.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 4:3-9
    7 verses
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    3Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:

    4And it happened, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.

    5And some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.

    6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

    7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

    8And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.

    9And he said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Luke 8:11-12
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    11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

    12Those by the wayside are they that hear; then comes the devil, and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

  • Matt 13:3-5
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    3And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

    5Some fell on rocky places, where there was not much soil, and they immediately sprang up because the soil was shallow.

  • Luke 8:5-9
    5 verses
    83%

    5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

    6And some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

    7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

    8And others fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. When he had said these things, he cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

    9And his disciples asked him, saying, What does this parable mean?

  • Mark 4:15-20
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    15And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown; but when they hear it, Satan comes immediately, and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

    16And these are likewise the ones sown on stony ground; who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

    17and have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

    18And these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,

    19and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

    20And these are the ones sown on good ground; those who hear the word, receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.

  • Matt 13:18-20
    3 verses
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    18Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

    20The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

  • Mark 4:26-33
    8 verses
    80%

    26And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

    27and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he does not know how.

    28For the earth yields fruit by itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

    29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.

    30And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

    31It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds on the earth;

    32but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.

    33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

  • Matt 13:22-27
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    22The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

    23But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

    24He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

    26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

    27The owner's servants came to him and said, Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?

  • Matt 13:37-38
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    37He answered, The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

    38The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,

  • John 4:36-37
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    36And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

    37For in this the saying is true, One sows and another reaps.

  • Luke 8:14-15
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    14And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

    15But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  • Mark 4:13
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    13And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?

  • Matt 13:31
    73%

    31He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

  • Matt 13:7-8
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    7Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

    8But others fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.