Matthew 13:19

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

Revised Version 1895

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 then ye the parable of the sower.

20And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; she uttereth her voice in the broad places;

Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?

Matthew 4:23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.

Matthew 13:38and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

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

Luke 10:9and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto 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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