Luke 8:5 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

⁵ A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was doing this, some of the seeds fell along the road and were stepped on or eaten by birds.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ A sower went out to sow seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the traveled path and was trodden underfoot, and the birds of the air ate it up.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

Common English Bible

⁵ “A farmer went out to scatter his seed. As he was scattering it, some fell on the path where it was crushed, and the birds in the sky came and ate it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ "The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell beside the way; and it was trampled and the birds of the air devoured it.

Luke 8:5 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 15:11

And when birds came down to eat the animals, Abram chased them away.

Psalm 119:118

You reject all deceitful liars because they refuse your teachings.

Matthew 13:37

Jesus answered: The one who scattered the good seed is the Son of Man.

Matthew 5:13

You are the salt for everyone on earth. But if salt no longer tastes like salt, how can it make food salty? All it is good for is to be thrown out and walked on.

Mark 4:15

The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But Satan soon comes and snatches it away from them.

Luke 8:4

When a large crowd from several towns had gathered around Jesus, he told them this story:

Luke 8:6

Other seeds fell on rocky ground and started growing. But the plants did not have enough water and soon dried up.

Hebrews 2:1

We must give our full attention to what we were told, so we won't drift away.