Luke 8:5

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it up.

Cross References

Hebrews 2:1

That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.

Mark 4:15

Some people are like the seeds that fall along the path; as soon as they hear the message, Satan comes and takes it away.

Genesis 15:11

Vultures came down on the bodies, but Abram drove them off.

Matthew 13:37

Jesus answered, “The man who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man;

Matthew 5:13

“You are like salt for the whole human race. But if salt loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. It has become worthless, so it is thrown out and people trample on it.

Psalm 119:118

You reject everyone who disobeys your laws; their deceitful schemes are useless.

Luke 8:4

People kept coming to Jesus from one town after another; and when a great crowd gathered, Jesus told this parable:

Luke 8:6

Some of it fell on rocky ground, and when the plants sprouted, they dried up because the soil had no moisture.