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 was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

Lot then went out and told his sons-in-law (they had married his daughters), "Get out of here! The LORD is going to destroy this city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

"Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

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

The ones on the path are the people who listen, but then the Devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

Every single one of them began asking to be excused. The first told him, "I bought a field, and I need to go out and inspect it. Please excuse me.'

Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, "What is this blabbermouth trying to say?" while others said, "He seems to be preaching about foreign gods." This was because Paul was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

Paul was about to speak when Gallio admonished the Jewish leaders, "If there were some misdemeanor or crime involved, it would be reasonable to put up with you Jews.

Instead, they had several arguments with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but Paul kept asserting he was alive.

As they were leaving, they began to say to each other, "This man hasn't been doing anything to deserve death or imprisonment."

For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,

No one should be immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

Satan

One day, divine beings presented themselves to the LORD, and Satan accompanied them.

Then I saw Joshua the High Priest standing in the presence of the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right to oppose him.

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

Peter asked, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money you got for the land?

so that we may not be outsmarted by Satan. After all, we are not unaware of his intentions.

So if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are dying.

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the power of Satan. He will use every kind of power, including miraculous signs, lying wonders,

Be clear-minded and alert. Your opponent, the Devil, is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

The huge dragon was hurled down. That ancient serpent, called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, along with its angels.

He captured the dragon, that ancient serpent, also known as the Devil and Satan, and tied him up for a thousand years.

General references

As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.