Matthew 13:19

The Parable Of The Sower Interpreted

¹⁸ "Hear then the parable of the sower: ¹⁹ When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. ²⁰ As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

Evil One

Good News

Devil

Matthew 4:23

And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

1 John 2:13-14

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.

1 John 3:12

We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.

1 John 5:18

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:20-22

Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;

Proverbs 2:1-6

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,

Proverbs 17:16

Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

Proverbs 18:1-2

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

Matthew 5:37

Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil.

Mark 4:15

And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.

Luke 8:11-15

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Luke 9:2

and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.

Luke 10:9

Heal the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

John 3:19-20

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

John 8:43

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

John 18:38

Pilate said to him, "What is truth?"After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, "I find no guilt in him.

Acts 17:32

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, "We will hear you again about this."

Acts 18:15

But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things."

Acts 20:25

And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.

Acts 24:25-26

And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you."

Acts 25:19-20

Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.

Acts 26:31-32

And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."

Acts 28:23

When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.

Romans 2:8

but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:2-3

But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

2 Thessalonians 2:12

in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.