"The sower," He said, "goes out to sow his seed; and as he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and is trodden upon, or the birds of the air come and peck it up.

Those by the way-side are those who have heard, and then the Devil comes and carries away the Message from their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

As Jesus came near to Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the way-side begging.

Now a priest happened to be going down that way, and on seeing him passed by on the other side.