Luke 8:5
"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and was trodden on, and the wild birds ate it up.
Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth! But if salt loses its strength, how can it be made salt again? It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden underfoot.
Matthew 13:3-4
And he told them many things in figures, and said to them, "A sower went out to sow,
Matthew 13:18-19
"You must listen closely then to the figure of the sower.
Matthew 13:24-26
Another figure which he used in speaking to them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
Matthew 13:37
He answered, "The sower who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
Mark 4:2-4
He taught them many lessons in figures, and said to them in the course of his teaching,
Mark 4:15
The ones by the path are those into whose hearts the message falls, and as soon as they hear it Satan comes and carries off the message that has been sown in their hearts.
Mark 4:26-29
"The reign of God," he said, "is like a man scattering seed on the ground,
Luke 8:11-12
This is what the figure means. The seed is God's message.
Hebrews 2:1
This is why we must give the very closest attention to the message we have heard, to keep from ever losing our hold upon it.
James 1:23-24
For anyone who merely listens to the message without obeying it is like a man who looks in a mirror at the face that nature gave him,