Luke 8:5
"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and were trodden down, and the wild birds ate them up.
Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its strength, what can make it salt again? It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden under foot.
Matthew 13:3-4
And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,
Matthew 13:18-19
"Now listen closely to the story of the sower.
Matthew 13:24-26
He told them another story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed seed in his field.
Matthew 13:37
And He answered: "The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man;
Mark 4:2-4
He continued teaching them by many stories. In His teaching He spoke to them as follows:
Mark 4:15
The ones along the path are those who have the message sown in their hearts, but as soon as it is sown there, Satan comes and carries off the message that has been sown in their hearts.
Mark 4:26-29
He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground,
Luke 8:11-12
This is what the story means: The seed is God's message.
Hebrews 2:1
This is why we must pay much closer attention to the message once heard, to keep from drifting to one side.
James 1:23-24
Because if anyone merely listens to the message without obeying it, he is like a man who looks in a mirror at his own face,