The seeds by the road are like people where the word is sown, but when they heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
When anyone hears the word of the empire and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in their heart. This is the seed sown by the roadside.
Those along the road are those who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.
The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. And they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Y’all get up and get out of this place! For YHWH will destroy the city!” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.