Luke 8:5

Weymouth NT

»The sower,« He said, »goes out to sow his seed; and as he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and is trodden upon, or the birds of the air come and peck it up.

Cross References

Matthew 13:37

»The sower of the good seed,« He replied, »is the Son of Man;

Matthew 5:13

You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has become tasteless, in what way can it regain its saltness? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown away and trodden on by the passers by.

Mark 4:15

Those who receive the seed by the way-side are those in whom the Message is sown, but, when they have heard it, Satan comes at once and carries away the Message sown in them.

Luke 8:4

And when a great crowd was assembling, and was receiving additions from one town after another, He spoke a parable to them.

Luke 8:6

Another part drops upon the rock, and after growing up it withers away for want of moisture.

Hebrews 2:1

For this reason we ought to pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away from them.