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Matthew 13:4 KJV
Matthew · chapter 13 · verse 4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:Matthew 13:4 · King James Version
Matthew 13:4 in context
2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- devouredkatesthiōto consume by eating, to eat up, devour, of birds, of a dragon, of a man eating up the…G2719 →
- sowedspeirōto sow, scatter, seed, metaph. of proverbial sayingsG4687 →
- fowlspeteinonflying, winged, flying or winged animals, birds, the birds of the heavenG4071 →
- fellpiptōto descend from a higher place to a lower, to fall , to be thrust down, metaph. to fall…G4098 →
- sidehodosproperly, a way, a travelled way, road, a travellers way, journey, travelling, metaph., a…G3598 →
- cameerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
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We have here Christ preaching, and may observe, 1. When Christ preached this sermon; it was the same day that he preached the sermon in the foregoing chapter: so unwearied was he in doing good, and working the works of him that sent him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-23