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.

General references

Bible References

Sower

Luke 8:11
"Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Matthew 13:3
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed.
Mark 4:2
Then he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching:

Fell

Luke 8:12
The ones along the path are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved.
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we must pay more careful attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
James 1:23
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

It

Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

General references

Mark 4:4
And as he sowed the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.