As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
Then he told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow.
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up immediately because they had no depth of soil.
As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
“A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some seed fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.