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Marc 4:4

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4 Et il arriva qu'en semant, une partie de la semence tomba le long du chemin, et les oiseaux vinrent et la mangèrent toute;

Marc 4:4 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 4:4

And it came to pass, as he sowed
Whilst he was preaching the, Gospel, casting about the precious seed of the word, he was laden with:

some fell by the way side;
the common beaten path: the word was dispensed among some men comparable to it, on whom it lighted, but made no impression; there it lay, though not long, and was not inwardly received, and took no root, and consequently was of no effect:

and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up;
the devils, who have their abode in the air, especially the prince of the posse of them; and the Syriac version reads it in the singular number, "and the fowl came"; that ravenous bird of prey, Satan, who goes about seeking what he may devour; and for this purpose attends where the word is preached, to hinder its usefulness as much as in him lies.

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Marc 4:4 In-Context

2 Il leur enseignait beaucoup de choses par des similitudes, et il leur disait dans ses instructions:
3 Écoutez; un semeur sortit pour semer;
4 Et il arriva qu'en semant, une partie de la semence tomba le long du chemin, et les oiseaux vinrent et la mangèrent toute;
5 Une autre partie tomba sur un endroit pierreux, où elle avait peu de terre; et aussitôt elle leva, parce qu'elle n'entrait pas profondément dans la terre;
6 Mais quand le soleil fut levé, elle fut brûlée, et parce qu'elle n'avait pas de racine, elle sécha;
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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