Matthew 13:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

New Living Translation
As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them.

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

Berean Study Bible
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

New American Standard Bible
and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

NASB 1995
and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

NASB 1977
and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

Amplified Bible
and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road [between the fields], and the birds came and ate it.

Christian Standard Bible
As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up.

Contemporary English Version
While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds.

Good News Translation
As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them.

International Standard Version
As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

NET Bible
And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

New King James Version
And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.

King James 2000 Bible
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

New Heart English Bible
And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

World English Bible
As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

American King James Version
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

American Standard Version
and as he sowed, some'seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

A Faithful Version
And as he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the way; and the birds came and devoured them.

Darby Bible Translation
and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

English Revised Version
and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the foules came and deuoured them vp.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when he sowed, some seedes fell by the wayes side, and the fowles came, and deuoured them vp.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and as he sowed, some fell by the waye syde: Then came the foules, & ate it vp.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And as he sowed some fell by ye wayessyde and the fowlles came and devoured it vp.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the birds having come, devoured them,

Berean Literal Bible
And in his sowing, indeed some fell along the road, and the birds having come, devoured them.

Young's Literal Translation
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

Smith's Literal Translation
And in his sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things came and swallowed them down.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And in his sowing, some indeed fell beside the way and the birds having come devoured them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And while he was sowing, some fell beside the road, and the birds of the air came and ate it.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But as he sowed, some seed fell on the side of the road and a bird came and ate it.

Lamsa Bible
And when he had sown, some seed fell on the roadside, and the fowls came and ate it.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way: and the birds came and ate them up.

Godbey New Testament
And while he was sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and ate them up.

Haweis New Testament
and as he was sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds came and ate them up:

Mace New Testament
and in sowing, part of the grain fell in the high-way, and the fowls light and peck'd them up:

Weymouth New Testament
As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.

Worrell New Testament
And, in his sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds, coming, devoured them.

Worsley New Testament
and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:
















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