Luke 8:5 - Tree of Life Version

⁵ “The sower went out to spread his seed. As he sowed, some fell beside the road and was trampled; and the birds of the air ate it up.

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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

Then birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Psalm 119:118

You despise all who wander from Your decrees, for their deceitfulness is in vain.

Matthew 13:37

He answered, “The one sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt should lose its flavor, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

Mark 4:15

These are the ones beside the road where the word is sown. Whenever they hear, satan comes quickly and takes away the word that has been sown in them.

Luke 8:4

And when a large crowd was gathering and those from various towns were traveling to Him, He spoke by means of a parable.

Luke 8:6

And other seed fell on rock; when it came up, that seed withered away because it had no moisture.

Hebrews 2:1

For this reason it is necessary for us to pay especially close attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.