Luke 8:5
He that soweth, went out to sow his seed. And while he soweth, some fell beside the way, and was defouled (or and was defiled), and (the) birds of the air ate it.
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Genesis 15:11And fowls came down on the carrions, and Abram drove them away. (And when birds came down onto the carcasses, Abram drove them away.)
Matthew 5:13Ye be (the) salt of the earth; (so) that if the salt vanish away, wherein shall it be salted? To nothing it is worth over, [no] but that it be cast out, and be defouled of men, (or Then it is good for nothing, except that it be thrown away, and be defiled, or trodden upon, by people).
Matthew 13:18Therefore hear ye the parable of the sower.
Matthew 13:37Which answered, and said, He that soweth good seed is man’s Son;
Mark 4:15But these it be that be about the way, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, anon cometh Satan (or at once Satan cometh), and taketh away the word that is sown in their hearts.
Luke 8:11And this is the parable. The seed is God’s word;
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 →