Luke 8:5
A sower went out to sow his seed. And while he was sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
4A great multitude being with Him, and coming to Him throughout every city, He spoke in a parable:
6And other fell on the rock; and springing up, withered away, because it had no moisture.
Cross References
Matthew 5:13Ye are the salt of the earth; and if the salt may lose its savor, in what shall it be salted? It is yet without value, except having been cast out, to be trodden under feet by the people.
Matthew 13:18Therefore hear ye the parable of the sower.
Matthew 13:37And He responding said, The one sowing the good seed is the Son of man;
Mark 4:15And those who are by the way-side, where the word is sown; and when they hear it, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which was sown in their hearts.
Luke 8:11And this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.
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 →