KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 8:5
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
WEB World English Bible
“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.
ASV American Standard Version
The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.
Surrounding context — Luke 8
2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
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 bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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ἐξῆλθενG1831 · exerchomaito go outὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoσπείρωνG4687 · speirōto sowτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoσπεῖραιG4687 · speirōto sowτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσπόρονG4703 · sporosseedαὐτοῦ·G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoσπείρεινG4687 · speirōto sowαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichμὲνG3303 · menon the other handἔπεσενG4098 · piptōto collapseπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὁδὸνG3598 · hodosroadκαὶG2532 · kaiandκατεπατήθη,G2662 · katapateōto trampleκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoπετεινὰG4071 · peteinosbirdτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenκατέφαγενG2719 · katesthiōto devourαὐτό.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Hebrews 2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.James 1:23-24For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:Mark 4:15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.Luke 8:11-12Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.Mark 4:26-29And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;Genesis 15:11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.Psalm 119:118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit [is] falsehood.Matthew 13:3-4And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;Matthew 5:13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.Matthew 13:37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;Matthew 13:24-26Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:Mark 4:2-4And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,Matthew 13:18-19Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
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