And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should sow seed in the ground,

These are they that received seed by the wayside, where the word is sown; and when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

and it came to pass, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and ate it up.

It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the ground, is less than all seeds that are in the ground;