Mark 4:3
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4:3“Listen! A sower went out to sow.3
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- 3 A sower went out to sow. The background for this well-known parable, drawn from a typical scene in the Palestinian countryside, is a field through which a well worn path runs. Sowing would occur in late fall or early winter (October to December) in the rainy season, looking for sprouting in April or May and a June harvest. The use of seed as a figure for God’s giving life has OT roots (Isa 55:10–11). The point of the parable of the sower is to illustrate the various responses to the message of the kingdom of God (cf. 4:11).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“Listen! Consider the sower who went out to sow.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
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