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.

And the

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Bible References

Sower

Luke 8:11
Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God.
Matthew 13:3
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
Mark 4:2
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,

Fell

Luke 8:12
And those by the way are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, lest having believed, they would be saved.
Hebrews 2:1
Because of this we ought to give more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest we might slip away.
James 1:23
Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this resembles a man observing his natural face in a mirror.

It

Psalm 119:118
Thou have set at nothing all those who err from thy statutes, for their deceit is falsehood.
Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt material of the earth. But if the salt material becomes ineffective, by what will it be salted? It is potent for nothing further, except to be cast outside and to be trodden down by men.

And the

Genesis 15:11
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

General references

Mark 4:4
And it came to pass during the sowing, some fell by the path, and the birds came and devoured it.