Matthew 13:19

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.

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In The King James Version

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

In Context

18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

20And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy,

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:20Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;

Proverbs 17:16Why should a price be in the hand of a fool To get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?

Matthew 4:23And he went round the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Matthew 13:38The field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the Evil One;

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

Luke 10:9and heal the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God hath come near to you.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24

The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →

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