And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Aḇram drove them away.
Luke 8:5 - The Scriptures 2009 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some indeed fell by the wayside. And it was trodden down, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A sower went out to sow seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the traveled path and was trodden underfoot, and the birds of the air ate it up. American Standard Version (1901) The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. Common English Bible “A farmer went out to scatter his seed. As he was scattering it, some fell on the path where it was crushed, and the birds in the sky came and ate it. Catholic Public Domain Version "The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell beside the way; and it was trampled and the birds of the air devoured it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. |
And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Aḇram drove them away.
You have made light of all those Who stray from Your laws, For falsehood is their deceit.
And He answering, said to them, “He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Aḏam,
“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt becomes tasteless, how shall it be seasoned? For it is no longer of any use but to be thrown out and to be trodden down by men.
“These, then, are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. And when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.
And when a large crowd had gathered, and those who were coming to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable:
“And other fell on rock, and when it grew up, it withered because it had no moisture.
Because of this we have to pay more attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.