Luke 8:5

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A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

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  • Jas 1:23-24 : 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like.
  • Gen 15:11 : 11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
  • Ps 119:118 : 118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is falsehood.
  • Matt 5:13 : 13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.
  • Matt 13:3-4 : 3 Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.
  • Matt 13:18-19 : 18 So listen to the parable of the sower. 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
  • Matt 13:24-26 : 24 Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared.
  • Matt 13:37 : 37 He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'
  • Mark 4:2-4 : 2 He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching, he told them: 3 Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
  • Mark 4:15 : 15 These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.
  • Mark 4:26-29 : 26 He also said, "The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises—night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he doesn’t know how. 28 The soil produces a crop by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the full grain on the head. 29 As soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle because the harvest has come.
  • Luke 8:11-12 : 11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12 The seed along the path represents those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so they cannot believe and be saved.
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 13:3-8
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    3Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

    5Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where there was not much soil. They sprouted quickly because the soil was not deep.

    6But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no roots, they withered away.

    7Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them.

    8Still other seeds fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.

  • Mark 4:3-8
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    3Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

    5Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it didn’t have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

    6But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

    7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, so it didn’t produce any grain.

    8Still other seed fell on good soil. It grew, producing fruit that increased and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what was sown.

  • Luke 8:11-15
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    11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

    12The seed along the path represents those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so they cannot believe and be saved.

    13The seed on the rocky ground represents those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in times of testing, they fall away.

    14The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.

    15But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.

  • Luke 8:6-9
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    6Other seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew up, it withered because it had no moisture.

    7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

    8Still other seed fell on good soil, grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times what was sown. As He said this, He cried out, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

  • Mark 4:14-15
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    14The sower sows the word.

    15These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

  • Matt 13:18-28
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    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

    20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

    21But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

    22The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

    23But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears and understands the word. This person produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

    24Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

    26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared.

    27The servants of the landowner came to him and said, 'Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

    28He replied, 'An enemy did this.' The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'

  • Mark 4:26
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    26He also said, "The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground.

  • Mark 4:17-18
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    17But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.

    18Others are like the seed sown among thorns: these are the ones who hear the word,

  • Luke 8:4
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    4When a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Him from every city, He spoke in a parable:

  • Luke 13:19
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    19It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.'

  • Matt 13:31-32
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    31He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.'

    32Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.

  • Mark 12:1
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    1He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

  • Mark 4:31-33
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    31It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.

    32But when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.

    33With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.

  • Matt 13:37-38
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    37He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'

    38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one.

  • Mark 4:20
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    20But those sown on good ground are the ones who hear the word, welcome it, and produce fruit—some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Mark 12:8
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    8So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.