Mark 4:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

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  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
  • Rev 20:2-3 : 2 and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, 3 and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.
  • Rev 20:7 : 7 And when the thousand years may be finished, the Adversary shall be loosed out of his prison,
  • Rev 20:10 : 10 and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where `are' the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night -- to the ages of the ages.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.
  • Gen 19:14 : 14 And Lot goeth out, and speaketh unto his sons-in-law, those taking his daughters, and saith, `Rise, go out from this place, for Jehovah is destroying the city;' and he is as `one' mocking in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
  • Job 1:6-9 : 6 And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst. 7 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.' 8 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Hast thou set thy heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?' 9 And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `For nought is Job fearing God? 10 Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about? 11 The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!' 12 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, all that he hath `is' in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.
  • Isa 53:1 : 1 Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed?
  • Zech 3:1 : 1 And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
  • Matt 22:5 : 5 and they, having disregarded `it', went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;
  • Mark 4:4 : 4 and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;
  • Luke 8:12 : 12 and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.
  • Luke 14:18-19 : 18 `And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused. 19 `And another said, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, have me excused:
  • Acts 5:3 : 3 And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?
  • Acts 17:18-20 : 18 And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news, 19 having also taken him, unto the Areopagus they brought `him', saying, `Are we able to know what `is' this new teaching that is spoken by thee, 20 for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'
  • Acts 17:32 : 32 And having heard of a rising again of the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but others said, `We will hear thee again concerning this;'
  • Acts 18:14-17 : 14 and Paul being about to open `his' mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, `If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with you, 15 but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves `to it', for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,' 16 and he drave them from the tribunal; 17 and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating `him' before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.
  • Acts 25:19-20 : 19 but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive; 20 and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things --
  • Acts 26:31-32 : 31 and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;' 32 and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.'
  • 2 Cor 2:11 : 11 that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.
  • 2 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 and if also our good news is vailed, in those perishing it is vailed, 4 in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;
  • 2 Thess 2:9 : 9 `him,' whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Because of this it behoveth `us' more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,
  • Heb 12:16 : 16 lest any one be a fornicator, or a profane person, as Esau, who in exchange for one morsel of food did sell his birthright,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 8:11-15
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    88%

    11`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

    12and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

    13`And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

    14`And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

    15`And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain `it', and bear fruit in continuance.

  • Mark 4:16-20
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    16`And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,

    17and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.

    18`And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,

    19and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

    20`And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

  • Matt 13:18-29
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    84%

    18`Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

    19Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

    20`And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

    21and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

    22`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

    23`And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

    24Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

    25and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

    26and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.

    27`And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

    28And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, `that' having gone away we may gather it up?

    29`And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat,

  • Matt 13:3-8
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    3and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

    4and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

    5and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

    6and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,

    7and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,

    8and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

  • Mark 4:3-9
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    3`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;

    4and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

    5and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,

    6and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;

    7and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;

    8and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

    9And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Mark 4:14
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    14He who is sowing doth sow the word;

  • Luke 8:5-8
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    80%

    5`The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

    6`And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.

    7`And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, did choke it.

    8`And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Matt 13:37-39
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    72%

    37And he answering said to them, `He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

    38and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,

    39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.

  • Mark 4:29
    71%

    29and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'

  • Luke 8:18
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    18`See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

  • Mark 4:25-26
    2 verses
    68%

    25for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

    26And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

  • Mark 4:31
    68%

    31As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

  • Mark 4:33
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    33And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,

  • Matt 15:13
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    13And he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up;