Mark 4:15

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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

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

Satan

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

General references

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.