"Now this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.
"Therefore hear the parable of the sower:
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand, then the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed being sown beside the road.
And He said to them, "Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all the parables?
And those beside the road are they that hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, lest they believe and be saved.
Therefore laying aside all filthiness and abundance of evil, in meekness receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.