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
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General references
Bible References
Sower
Luke 8:11
But the meaning of 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 sower went out to sow.
Mark 4:2
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching:
Fell
Luke 8:12
those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil and takes the word from their heart, lest they should believe and be saved.
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore, we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest we let them glide away.
James 1:23
For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a mirror:
It
Matthew 5:13
You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has become tasteless, by what means shall it become salt again? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trod upon by men.
General references
Mark 4:4
and it came to pass, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and ate it up.