Luke 8:11

Good News Translation (US Version)

“This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God.

Cross References

Matthew 13:19

Those who hear the message about the Kingdom but do not understand it are like the seeds that fell along the path. The Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in them.

James 1:21

So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.

Isaiah 8:20

You are to answer them, “Listen to what the Lord is teaching you! Don't listen to mediums—what they tell you cannot keep trouble away.”

Matthew 13:18

“Listen, then, and learn what the parable of the sower means.

Mark 4:13

Then Jesus asked them, “Don't you understand this parable? How, then, will you ever understand any parable?

Luke 8:12

The seeds that fell along the path stand for those who hear; but the Devil comes and takes the message away from their hearts in order to keep them from believing and being saved.