⁵ 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.

²³ For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:

²⁴ for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

¹ Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away `from them'.

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

¹² And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

²⁶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

²⁷ and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

²⁸ The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

¹⁵ And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.

² And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,

³ Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:

⁴ and it came to pass, as he sowed, some `seed' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.

³⁷ And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

²⁴ Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

²⁶ But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

¹⁸ Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

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.

³ And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

⁴ and as he sowed, some `seeds' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

¹³ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

¹¹⁸ Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.

¹¹ And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.