Luke 8:5

New International Reader's Version

“A farmer went out to plant his seed. He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. People walked on it, and the birds ate it up.

Cross References

Genesis 15:11

Then large birds came down to eat the dead bodies of the animals and birds. But Abram chased the large birds away.

Psalm 119:118

You turn your back on all those who wander away from your orders. Their wrong thoughts will be proved to be wrong.

Matthew 13:37

He answered, “The one who planted the good seed is the Son of Man.

Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth. But suppose the salt loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything. It will be thrown out. People will walk all over it.

Mark 4:15

What is seed scattered on a path like? The message is planted. The people hear the message. Then Satan comes. He takes away the message that was planted in them.

Luke 8:4

A large crowd gathered together. People came to Jesus from town after town. As they did, he told a story. He said,

Luke 8:6

Some seed fell on rocky ground. When it grew, the plants dried up because they had no water.

Hebrews 2:1

So we must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard. Then we will not drift away from it.