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
This is what the parable means. The seed is the word of God.
Matthew 13:3
He spoke at some length to them in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow,
Mark 4:2
He gave them many lessons in parables, and said to them in the course of his teaching:
Fell
Luke 8:12
Those 'on the road' are people who hear; but then the devil comes and carries off the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
Hebrews 2:1
We must therefore pay closer attention to what we have heard, in case we drift away.
James 1:23
For whoever listens and does nothing, is like a man who glances at his natural face in a mirror;
It
Matthew 5:13
You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes insipid, what can make it salt again? After that it is fit for nothing, fit only to be thrown outside and trodden by the feet of men.
General references
Mark 4:4
and as he sowed it chanced that some seed fell on the road, and the birds came and ate it up;