Luke 8:5

New American Bible - revised edition

“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path and was trampled, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

Cross References

Genesis 15:11

Birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram scared them away.

Psalm 119:118

You reject all who stray from your statutes, for vain is their deceit.

Matthew 13:37

He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man,

Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

Mark 4:15

These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them.

Luke 8:4

When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to him, he spoke in a parable.

Luke 8:6

Some seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew, it withered for lack of moisture.

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore, we must attend all the more to what we have heard, so that we may not be carried away.