Luke 8:5
A farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain. And as he sowed [i.e., scattering seeds by hand], some of it landed along side of the road; it was stepped on by people and [eventually] birds of the sky came and ate it.
Matthew 5:13
"You people are [like] salt on the earth. But if salt loses its flavoring ability, how will it ever get it back again? From then on it would be good for nothing except to be thrown out onto the roadway and walked on by people. [Note: This was mined salt which, when losing its "saltiness" due to exposure to the sun or rain, was simply disposed of by being dumped onto the roadway where people walked].
Matthew 13:3-4
And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, "Once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.
Matthew 13:18-19
"Listen then to this parable of the farmer [who sowed seed].
Matthew 13:24-26
[Then] Jesus told them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is similar to a person who sowed seed in his field,
Matthew 13:37
And He answered them, "The person who planted the good seed is the Son of man,
Mark 4:2-4
He taught the people many things using parables [to illustrate His lessons]. In His teaching He said to them,
Mark 4:15
Some of the seed that fell along the roadside represents where 'the word' was sown [i.e., preached]. When these people have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away 'the word' which had been sown in them.
Mark 4:26-29
And Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like a farmer who scattered seed on the ground,
Luke 8:11-12
Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed represents the word of God.
Hebrews 2:1
So [then], we [Christians] should pay closer attention to the things we have heard, so that we do not drift away from [believing and practicing] them.
James 1:23-24
For if anyone is [only] a listener to the word and does not practice it, he is like a person who sees his natural face in a mirror,