Matthew 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: The proposals made to the wayside hearer suggest nothing at all to him. His mind throws off Christ's offers as a slated roof throws off hail. You might as well expect seed to grow on a tightly-braced drum-head as the Word to profit such a hearer; it dances on the hard surface, and the slightest motion shakes it off. (Marcus Dods.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:WEB: As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them. |
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