Luke 8:12

Catholic Public Domain Version

And those beside the way are those who hear it, but then the devil comes and takes the word from their heart, lest by believing it they may be saved.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:29

For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord;

Proverbs 4:5

Obtain wisdom, obtain prudence. May you neither forget, nor turn away from, the words of my mouth.

Isaiah 65:11

And you who have forsaken the Lord, who have forgotten my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune, and who offer libations concerning her:

Matthew 13:19

With anyone who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, evil comes and carries away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received the seed by the side of the road.

Matthew 13:4

And while he was sowing, some fell beside the road, and the birds of the air came and ate it.

Mark 4:15

Now there are those who are along the way, where the word is sown. And when they have heard it, Satan quickly comes and takes away the word, which was sown in their hearts.

Luke 8:11

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Luke 8:13

Now those upon rock are those who, when they hear it, accept the word with joy, but these have no roots. So they believe for a time, but in a time of testing, they fall away.

Luke 8:5

"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.

Revelation 12:9

And he was thrown out, that great dragon, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduces the whole world. And he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.