Matthew 13:4
Strong's Lexicon
As
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

he was
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

sowing,
σπείρειν (speirein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

some [seeds]
(ha)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

fell
ἔπεσεν (epesen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.

along
παρὰ (para)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

path,
ὁδόν (hodon)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

birds
πετεινὰ (peteina)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4071: A bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, i.e. Bird.

came
ἐλθόντα (elthonta)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

[and] devoured
κατέφαγεν (katephagen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2719: To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour.

them.
αὐτά (auta)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

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

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

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

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

King James Bible
And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Parallel Verses
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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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
















Cross References
Matthew 13:3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Matthew 13:5
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Mark 4:4
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

Luke 8:5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

Luke 18:35
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Matthew 13:1
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

Matthew 13:6
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
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