Mark

Mark 4:2–4

²And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said, ³“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. ⁴And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

Read all of Mark 4

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Mark 4:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
He taught	ἐδίδασκεν	edidasken	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1321 I teach
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
many things	πολλά	polla	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4183 much, many, often
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
parables	παραβολαῖς	parabolais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3850 a parable, comparison
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
teaching	διδαχῇ	didachē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1322 teaching, doctrine
He said	ἔλεγεν	elegen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)

Mark 4:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	Ἀκούετε	Akouete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
A	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
farmer	σπείρων	speirōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter
went out	ἐξῆλθεν	exēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
to sow his seed	σπεῖραι	speirai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter

Mark 4:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
as	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
he was sowing	σπείρειν	speirein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter
some	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
fell	ἔπεσεν	epesen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4098 I fall, fall under
along	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
path	ὁδόν	hodon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3598 a way, road, journey
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
birds	πετεινὰ	peteina	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4071 a bird
came	ἦλθεν	ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
devoured	κατέφαγεν	katephagen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2719 I eat till it is finished
it	αὐτό	auto	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Mark 4:2 Mark 4:11 · Matthew 13:34–35 · Mark 3:23 · Matthew 13:3 · Psalm 49:4 · Matthew 13:10 · Psalm 78:2

Mark 4:3 John 4:35–38 · James 2:5 · 1 Corinthians 3:6–9 · Matthew 13:26 · Mark 4:26–29 · Luke 8:5–8 · Deuteronomy 4:1

Mark 4:4 Matthew 13:19 · Mark 4:15 · Matthew 13:4 · Luke 8:12

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.