Mark 4:4

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

Mark 4:16

4:16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.

Mark 4:31

4:31 It is like a mustard seed ²  that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –

[4:4]  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.

[4:31]  ² sn Mustard seeds are known for their tiny size.