Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
Sower
It
General references
Bible References
Sower
Luke 8:11
This is what the story means: The seed is God's message.
Matthew 13:3
And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,
Mark 4:2
He continued teaching them by many stories. In His teaching He spoke to them as follows:
Fell
Luke 8:12
Those along the path illustrate those who hear it, but then the devil comes and carries off the message from their hearts, so that they may not believe it and be saved.
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
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,
It
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.
General references
Mark 4:4
As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up.