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Berean Standard Bible

““A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.”

Luke 8:5

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Luke gives his version of the parable of the sower, telling a large crowd gathered from many towns. A farmer goes out to sow his seed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

World English Bible (WEB)

“The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

King James Version (KJV)

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'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.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Uno que sembraba, salió á sembrar su simiente; y sembrando, una parte cayó junto al camino, y fué hollada; y las aves del cielo la comieron.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«Un sembrador salió a sembrar. Al sembrar la semilla, una parte cayó junto al camino, la pisotearon y los pájaros se la comieron.

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