Verse 4
Matthew 13:4
Free Bible Version
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“As he was sowing, some of the seeds fell on the path. The birds came and ate them up.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ἐν τῷ σπείρειν αὐτὸν ἃ μὲν ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ ⸂ἐλθόντα τὰ πετεινὰ⸃ κατέφαγεν αὐτά.
English Translation
And while he was sowing, some fell by the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
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Chapter 13 Context
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Later that day Yashua (Jesus) left the house, and sat down to teach beside the sea.
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So many people gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down there to teach, while all th...
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He explained many things to them, using stories as illustrations. “The sower went out to sow,” he be...
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“As he was sowing, some of the seeds fell on the path. The birds came and ate them up.
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Still other seeds fell on good soil. They produced a harvest—some one hundred, some sixty, and some...
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Anybody who has ears should be listening!”
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The disciples came to Yashua (Jesus) and asked him, “Why do you use illustrations when you speak to...
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“You're privileged to have revealed to you the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but they're not g...
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“Those who already have will have more given to them, more than enough. But those who don't have, wh...
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That's why I speak to them in illustrations. For even though they see, they don't see; and even thou...
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The prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in them: ‘Even though you hear, you won't understand, and even t...
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They have a hard-hearted attitude, they don't want to listen, and they've closed their eyes. If they...
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Your eyes are blessed, for they see. Your ears are blessed too, for they hear.
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I'm telling you, many prophets and good people longed to see what you're seeing, but didn't see it....
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When people hear the message about the kingdom and don't understand it, the evil one comes along and...
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They last for a while, but because they don't have roots, when problems and troubles come, they quic...
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The seeds sown among thorns are people who hear the message, but then life's worries and the temptat...
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The seeds sown on good soil are people who hear the message, and understand it, and who produce a go...
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Then he told them another illustrated story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a farmer who sowed good...
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But while his workers were sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weed seeds on top of the wheat. Then th...
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So when the wheat grew and produced ears of grain, the weeds also grew up.
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The farmer's workers came and asked him, ‘Sir, didn't you sow good seeds in your field? Where did th...
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‘Some enemy has done this,’ he replied. ‘Do you want us to go and pull up the weeds?’ they asked him...
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‘No,’ he answered, ‘as you pull up the weeds, you might uproot the wheat too.
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Let them both grow until harvest, and then at harvest-time I'll tell the reapers to first gather the...
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He gave them another illustration: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a farmer sowed...
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Even though it's the tiniest of seeds it grows much bigger than other plants. In fact it grows into...
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He told them another illustrated story: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixed with...
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Yashua (Jesus) explained all these things to the crowds using illustrated stories—in fact he didn't...
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This fulfilled the prophet's words: “I will speak using stories, and I will explain things hidden fr...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) left the crowds and went into a house. His disciples came over to him, and asked...
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“The one who sows the good seed is the Son of man,” Yashua (Jesus) explained.
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“The field is the world. The good seeds are the children of the kingdom. The weed seeds are the chil...
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The enemy that sowed the weed seeds is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. The reapers a...
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The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will gather up every sinful thing and everyone who...
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and will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
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Then those who live right will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Anybody with ears...
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The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. A man found it, reburied it, and then full...
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Or again, the kingdom of heaven is like a fishing net thrown into the sea that caught all kinds of f...
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When it was full it was dragged ashore. The good fish were put into baskets while the bad ones were...
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That's the way it will be when the end of the world comes. The angels will go out and separate the e...
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Now do you understand everything?” “Yes,” they replied.
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“This is why every religious teacher who's learned about the kingdom of heaven is like a house-owner...
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After Yashua (Jesus) finished telling these stories, he left.
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He went back to his home town and taught in the synagogue there. People were amazed, and asked, “Whe...
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Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, an...
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Don't his sisters live here among us? So where does he get all this from?”
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And so they refused to believe in him. “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his homeland and i...
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Since they failed to trust in him, he did not do many miracles there.
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