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Mark 4:3

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Listen [to this]! Behold, the sower went out to sow;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Hearken; Behold, a sower went out to sow:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Hearken: Beholde, there went out a sower to sowe.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Hearken, Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Listen; Behold, a sower went out to sow.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— Hear ye: Behold a sower went forth to sow.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Hearken; 191
{0191} Prime
ἀκούω
akouo
{ak-oo'-o}
A primary verb; to hear (in various senses).
z5720
<5720> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Imperative (See G5794)
Count - 592
Behold, 2400
{2400} Prime
ἰδού
idou
{id-oo'}
Second person singular imperative middle voice of G1492; used as imperative lo!.
z5628
<5628> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Imperative (See G5794)
Count - 459
there went out 1831
{1831} Prime
ἐξέρχομαι
exerchomai
{ex-er'-khom-ahee}
From G1537 and G2064; to issue (literally or figuratively).
z5627
<5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
a sower 4687
{4687} Prime
σπείρω
speiro
{spi'-ro}
Probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, that is, sow (literally or figuratively).
z5723
<5723> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 2549
to sow: 4687
{4687} Prime
σπείρω
speiro
{spi'-ro}
Probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, that is, sow (literally or figuratively).
z5658
<5658> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Infinitive (See G5795)
Count - 516
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Mark 4:3

_ _ Mark 4:3-9, Mark 4:13-20. Parable of the Sower.

_ _ Mark 4:3, Mark 4:14. The sower, the seed, and the soil.

_ _ Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow — What means this? See on Mark 4:14.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Mark 4:1-20.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Mark 4:3

Hearken — This word he probably spoke with a loud voice, to stop the noise and hurry of the people.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Mark 4:3

(1) Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

(1) The same doctrine of the Gospel is sown everywhere, but it it does not have the same success indeed because of the fault of man, but yet by the just judgment of God.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Hearken:

Mark 4:9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 7:14 And when he had called all the people [unto him], he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one [of you], and understand:
Mark 7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Deuteronomy 4:1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do [them], that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
Psalms 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalms 45:10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
Proverbs 7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 8:32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways.
Isaiah 46:3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne [by me] from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
Isaiah 46:12 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that [are] far from righteousness:
Isaiah 55:1-2 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. ... Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all [ye] that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
Hebrews 2:1-3 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip. ... How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];
James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Revelation 2:29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

there:

Mark 4:14 The sower soweth the word.
Mark 4:26-29 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; ... But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
Ecclesiastes 11:6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.
Isaiah 28:23-26 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech. ... For his God doth instruct him to discretion, [and] doth teach him.
Matthew 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Matthew 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
Luke 8:5-8 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. ... And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
John 4:35-38 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. ... I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. ... For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Dt 4:1. Ps 34:11; 45:10. Pv 7:24; 8:32. Ec 11:6. Is 28:23; 46:3, 12; 55:1. Mt 13:3, 24, 26. Mk 4:9, 14, 23, 26; 7:14, 16. Lk 8:5. Jn 4:35. Ac 2:14. 1Co 3:6. He 2:1. Jm 2:5. Rv 2:7, 11, 29.

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