Luke 8:12
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.
World Messianic Bible
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In Context
11“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:24Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
Matthew 13:19When 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.
Luke 8:5“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.
James 1:23For 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;
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 →