Luke 8:12
And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
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In Context
11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:24Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
Matthew 13:19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.
Luke 8:5The 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.
James 1:23For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:
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 →