Luke 8:5

He that sowith, yede out to sowe his seed. And while he sowith, sum fel bisidis the weie, and was defoulid, and briddis of the eir eten it.

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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

4And whanne myche puple was come togidir, and men hiyeden to hym fro the citees, he seide bi a symylitude,

6And othir fel on a stoon, and it sprunge vp, and driede, for it hadde not moysture.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:11And foulis camen doun on the careyns, and Abram drof hem awey.

Matthew 5:13Ye ben salt of the erthe; that if the salt vanysche awey, whereynne schal it be saltid? To no thing it is worth ouere, no but that it be cast out, and be defoulid of men.

Matthew 13:18Therfor here ye the parable of the sowere.

Matthew 13:37Which answeride, and seide, He that sowith good seed is mannus sone;

Mark 4:15But these it ben that ben aboute the weie, where the word is sowun; and whanne thei han herd, anoon cometh Satanas, and takith awei the word that is sowun in her hertis.

Luke 8:11And this is the parable.

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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