Mark 4:3

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““Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.”

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““Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.”

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KJVPD

“Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:”

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“Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:”

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“`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 4:3 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:1Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
  2. Psalms 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
  3. Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
  4. Proverbs 7:24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
  5. Proverbs 8:32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
  6. Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
  7. Isaiah 28:23Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.
  8. Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
  9. Isaiah 46:12Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
  10. Isaiah 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
  11. Matthew 13:3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
  12. Matthew 13:24Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  13. Matthew 13:26When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
  14. Mark 4:9Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  15. Mark 4:14The farmer sows the word.
  16. Mark 4:23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  17. Mark 4:26Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
  18. Mark 7:14Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
  19. Luke 8:5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
  20. John 4:35Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
  21. Acts 2:14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
  22. 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
  23. Hebrews 2:1We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
  24. James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

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