Mark 4:4

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Now as he was scattering the seeds, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate them up.

Cross References

Genesis 15:11

When vultures flew down on the carcasses, Abram frightened them off.

Matthew 13:19

When people hear the message about the kingdom and don't understand it, the evil one comes along and rips out what was sown in them. This is what happens to the seeds sown on the path.

Matthew 13:4

“As he was sowing, some of the seeds fell on the path. The birds came and ate them up.

Mark 4:15

The seeds on the path where the word is sown illustrate those who hear the message, but then Satan immediately comes along and takes away the word that's been sown in them.

Mark 4:3

“Listen,” he said. “A sower went out to sow.

Mark 4:5

Other seeds fell on stony ground where there wasn't much earth. In the shallow soil the plants started growing quickly, but because the soil wasn't deep

Luke 8:12

The seeds that fall on the road are those who hear the message, but then the devil comes and steals away the truth from their minds so they won't trust in God and be saved.

Luke 8:5

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he scattered the seed, some fell on the road where people trampled on it and birds ate it up.