Luke 8:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ “A farmer went out to plant his seed. While the farmer was planting, some seed fell beside the road. People walked on the seed, and the birds ate all this seed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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

⁵ 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)

⁵ 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

⁵ “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

⁵ "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

⁵ 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.

Luke 8:5 Cross References

Genesis 15:11

Later, large birds flew down to eat the animals. But Abram chased them away.

Psalm 119:118

Lord, you turn away every person\par who breaks your laws.\par Why? Because those people lied\par when they agreed to follow you.\par

Matthew 13:37

Jesus answered, “The person that planted the good seed in the field is the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [186]}

Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, then it cannot be made salty again. Salt is good for nothing, if it loses its salty taste. It must be thrown out and people walk on it.

Mark 4:15

Sometimes the teaching falls on the path. This is like some people. Those people hear the teaching of God. But Satan (the devil) comes and takes away the teaching that was planted in them.

Luke 8:4

Many people came together. People came to Jesus from every town. Jesus told the people this story:

Luke 8:6

Some seed fell on rock. This seed began to grow, but then died because the seed had no water.

Hebrews 2:1

So we must be more careful to follow the things that we were taught. We must be careful so that we will not be pulled away \{from the true way\}.