Luke 8:5

“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

Genesis 15:11

The birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Psalm 119:118


You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.

Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery].

Matthew 13:3-4

He told them many things in parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field];

Matthew 13:18-19

“Listen then to the [meaning of the] parable of the sower:

Matthew 13:24-26

Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:37

He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Mark 4:2-4

And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them,

Mark 4:15

These [in the first group] are the ones along the road where the word is sown; but when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Mark 4:26-29

Then He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground;

Luke 8:11-12

“Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed is the word of God [concerning eternal salvation].

Hebrews 2:1

For this reason [that is, because of God’s final revelation in His Son Jesus and because of Jesus’ superiority to the angels] we must pay much closer attention than ever to the things that we have heard, so that we do not [in any way] drift away from truth.

James 1:23-24

For if anyone only listens to the word without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror;

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Summary

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.

And the

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Bible References

Sower

Luke 8:11
“Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed is the word of God [concerning eternal salvation].
Matthew 13:3
He told them many things in parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field];
Mark 4:2
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them,

Fell

Luke 8:12
Those beside the road are the people who have heard; then the devil comes and takes the message [of God] away from their hearts, so that they will not believe [in Me as the Messiah] and be saved.
Hebrews 2:1
For this reason [that is, because of God’s final revelation in His Son Jesus and because of Jesus’ superiority to the angels] we must pay much closer attention than ever to the things that we have heard, so that we do not [in any way] drift away from truth.
James 1:23
For if anyone only listens to the word without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror;

It

Psalm 119:118

You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.
Matthew 5:13
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery].

And the

Genesis 15:11
The birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

General references

Mark 4:4
and as he was sowing, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up.