and while he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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 while he was yet nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging.

And it came to pass that a certain priest came down that way, and seeing him, passed by on the other side.