Mark 4:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

These

Satan

General references

Mark 4:4

Bible References

These

As he sowed, this occurred: Some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to marry his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

Who has believed what we have heard?
And who has the arm of the Lord

been revealed to?

“But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business.

The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

“But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’

Then also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some said, “What is this pseudo-intellectual trying to say?”

Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”—because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection.

As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of a crime or of moral evil, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you Jews.

Instead they had some disagreements with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive.

and when they had left they talked with each other and said, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or chains.”

We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

And make sure that there isn’t any immoral or irreverent person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for one meal.

Satan

One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them.

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, with Satan

standing at his right side to accuse him.

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

Then Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the field?

I have done this so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.

But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,

Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.

So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan,

the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan,

and bound him for 1,000 years.

General references

As he sowed, this occurred: Some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.