Luke 8:5

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he scattered the seed, some fell on the road where people trampled on it and birds ate it up.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4Once when a large crowd of people gathered, coming from many towns to see him, Jesus spoke to them, using a story as an illustration.

6Some fell on stony ground, and once the seeds had sprouted they withered for lack of moisture.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:11When vultures flew down on the carcasses, Abram frightened them off.

Matthew 5:13You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt becomes tasteless, how can you make it salty again? It's good for nothing, so it's thrown out and trodden down.

Matthew 13:18So listen to the story of the sower.

Matthew 13:37“The one who sows the good seed is the Son of man,” Jesus explained.

Mark 4:15The seeds on the path where the word is sown illustrate those who hear the message, but then Satan immediately comes along and takes away the word that's been sown in them.

Luke 8:11This is the meaning of the illustration: The seed is God's word.

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 →

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