Mark 4:4

4:4 And as he sowed, some seed ¹  fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

Mark 4:33

The Use of Parables

4:33 So ²  with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

Mark 9:30

Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

9:30 They went out from there and passed through Galilee. But ³  Jesus ⁴  did not want anyone to know,

Mark 16:11

16:11 And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

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¹ tn Mark’s version of the parable, like Luke’s (cf. Luke 8:4-8), uses the collective singular to refer to the seed throughout, so singular pronouns have been used consistently throughout this parable in the English translation. However, the parallel account in Matt 13:1-9 begins with plural pronouns in v. 4 but then switches to the collective singular in v. 5 ff.

² tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.