King James Version (KJV)

Matthew 13:4

“‹And when he sowed, some› [seeds] ‹fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:›”

Verse in context — Matthew 13

And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, ‹Behold, a sower went forth to sow;›

‹And when he sowed, some› [seeds] ‹fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:›

‹Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:›

‹And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.›

Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.