Luke 8:5

World English Bible (2000)

"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, 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 looking at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
  • Gen 15:11 : 11 The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
  • Ps 119:118 : 118 You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.
  • Matt 5:13 : 13 "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
  • Matt 13:3-4 : 3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
  • Matt 13:18-19 : 18 "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer. 19 When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
  • Matt 13:24-26 : 24 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the darnel weeds appeared also.
  • Matt 13:37 : 37 He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
  • Mark 4:2-4 : 2 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching, 3 "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow, 4 and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
  • Mark 4:15 : 15 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
  • Mark 4:26-29 : 26 He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn't know how. 28 For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
  • Luke 8:11-12 : 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 13:3-8
    6 verses
    91%

    3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

    4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

    5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.

    6 When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.

    7 Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.

    8 Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

  • Mark 4:3-8
    6 verses
    90%

    3 "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,

    4 and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

    5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

    6 When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

    7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

    8 Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much."

  • Luke 8:11-15
    5 verses
    85%

    11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

    12 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

    13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

    14 That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

    15 That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  • Luke 8:6-9
    4 verses
    84%

    6 Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

    7 Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

    8 Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

    9 Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

  • Mark 4:14-15
    2 verses
    83%

    14 The farmer sows the word.

    15 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

  • Matt 13:18-28
    11 verses
    81%

    18 "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.

    19 When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

    20 What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

    21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

    22 What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

    23 What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

    24 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

    25 but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.

    26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the darnel weeds appeared also.

    27 The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'

    28 "He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

  • Mark 4:26
    77%

    26 He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

  • Mark 4:17-18
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    77%

    17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

    18 Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

  • Luke 8:4
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    4 When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.

  • Luke 13:19
    76%

    19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches."

  • Matt 13:31-32
    2 verses
    76%

    31 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

    32 which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."

  • Mark 12:1
    76%

    1 He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.

  • Mark 4:31-33
    3 verses
    76%

    31 It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

    32 yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."

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

  • Matt 13:37-38
    2 verses
    75%

    37 He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

    38 the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.

  • Mark 4:20
    75%

    20 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."

  • Luke 12:16
    73%

    16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

  • Mark 12:8
    73%

    8 They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.