Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

The word

Matthew 4:23
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
Luke 8:11
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Luke 9:2
And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
Luke 10:9
and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Acts 20:25
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more.
Acts 28:23
And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
Romans 14:17
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 4:2
but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Ephesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

And understandeth

Proverbs 1:7
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:1
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
Proverbs 18:1
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
John 3:19
And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
John 8:43
Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.
John 18:38
Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no crime in him.
Acts 17:32
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.
Acts 18:15
but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; I am not minded to be a judge of these matters.
Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.
Acts 25:19
but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Acts 26:31
and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Romans 1:28
And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Romans 2:8
but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness,'shall be wrath and indignation,
2 Thessalonians 2:12
that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them .
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

The wicked

Matthew 13:38
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one ;
Mark 4:15
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.
Luke 8:12
And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
1 John 2:13
I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father.
1 John 3:12
not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
1 John 5:18
We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

This

Matthew 13:4
and as he sowed, some'seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

General references

Matthew 7:27
and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
Matthew 25:2
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Mark 4:4
and it came to pass, as he sowed, some'seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
Luke 9:2
And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

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