Luke 8:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was doing this, some of the seeds fell along the road and were stepped on or eaten by birds.

Cross References

Hebrews 2:1

We must give our full attention to what we were told, so we won't drift away.

Mark 4:15

The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But Satan soon comes and snatches it away from them.

Genesis 15:11

And when birds came down to eat the animals, Abram chased them away.

Matthew 13:37

Jesus answered: The one who scattered the good seed is the Son of Man.

Matthew 5:13

You are the salt for everyone on earth. But if salt no longer tastes like salt, how can it make food salty? All it is good for is to be thrown out and walked on.

Psalm 119:118

You reject all deceitful liars because they refuse your teachings.

Luke 8:4

When a large crowd from several towns had gathered around Jesus, he told them this story:

Luke 8:6

Other seeds fell on rocky ground and started growing. But the plants did not have enough water and soon dried up.