| American Standard Version (ASV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 4 and it came to pass, as he sowed, some [seed] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. | 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. |
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