Luke 8:5
A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.
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6And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.
Cross References
Genesis 15:11And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.
Matthew 5:13You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.
Matthew 13:18Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.
Matthew 13:37And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;
Mark 4:15And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.
Luke 8:11Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.
Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22
The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 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. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →