Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

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Bible References

General references

Mark 4:15
Some of the seed that fell along the roadside represents where 'the word' was sown [i.e., preached]. When these people have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away 'the word' which had been sown in them.
Matthew 13:4
And some of the seed he sowed [i.e., scattering it by hand] landed along the side of the road and birds came and ate it.
Luke 8:5
A farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain. And as he sowed [i.e., scattering seeds by hand], some of it landed along side of the road; it was stepped on by people and [eventually] birds of the sky came and ate it.