Mark 4:15

New Living Translation

The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away.

Cross References

Genesis 19:14

So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters’ fiancés, “Quick, get out of the city! The Lord is about to destroy it.” But the young men thought he was only joking.

Isaiah 53:1

Who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?

Zechariah 3:1

Then the angel showed me Jeshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord. The Accuser, Satan, was there at the angel’s right hand, making accusations against Jeshua.

Matthew 13:19

The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.

Matthew 22:5

But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.

Matthew 4:10

“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

Mark 4:14

The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others.

Mark 4:16

The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.

Mark 4:4

As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it.

Luke 8:12

The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved.

Acts 17:32

When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”

Acts 5:3

Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.

2 Corinthians 2:11

so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.

2 Thessalonians 2:9

This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.

Hebrews 12:16

Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who traded his birthright as the firstborn son for a single meal.

Hebrews 2:1

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

1 Peter 5:8

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Revelation 12:9

This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.

Revelation 20:10

Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 20:7

When the thousand years come to an end, Satan will be let out of his prison.