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
Now 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, a sower 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
Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest haply we let them slip.
James 1:23
For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass;
It
Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall itself be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.
General references
Mark 4:4
And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.