Luke 8:5 Cross References - Geneva

⁵ A sower went out to sowe his seede, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayes side, and it was troden vnder feete, and the foules of heauen deuoured it vp.

¹¹ Then foules fell on the carkases, and Abram droue them away.

¹¹⁸ Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.

¹³ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt haue lost his sauour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be troden vnder foote of men.

³ Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sowe. ⁴ And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the foules came and deuoured them vp.

¹⁸ Heare ye therefore ye parable of ye sower. ¹⁹ Whensoeuer any man heareth the woorde of that kingdome, and vnderstandeth it not, that euil one commeth, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: and this is he which hath receiued the seede by the way side.

²⁴ Another parable put hee foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man which sowed good seede in his fielde. ²⁵ But while men slept, there came his enemie, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his waie. ²⁶ And when the blade was sprong vp, and brought forth fruite, then appeared the tares also.

³⁷ Then answered he, and saide to them, He that soweth the good seede, is the Sonne of man.

² And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine, ³ Hearken: Beholde, there went out a sower to sowe. ⁴ And it came to passe as he sowed, that some fell by the way side, and the foules of the heauen came, and deuoured it vp.

¹⁵ And these are they that receiue the seede by the wayes side, in whome the worde is sowen: but when they haue heard it, Satan commeth immediatly, and taketh away the worde that was sowen in their heartes.

²⁶ Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground, ²⁷ And shoulde sleepe, and rise vp night and day, and the seede should spring and growe vp, he not knowing howe. ²⁸ For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of it selfe, first the blade, then the eares, after that full corne in the eares. ²⁹ And assoone as the fruite sheweth it selfe, anon hee putteth in the sickle, because the haruest is come.

¹¹ The parable is this, The seede is the worde of God. ¹² And they that are beside the way, are they that heare: afterward commeth the deuill, and taketh away the worde out of their hearts, least they should beleeue, and be saued.

¹ Wherefore wee ought diligently to giue heede to the thinges which wee haue heard, lest at any time we runne out.

²³ For if any heare the woorde, and doe it not, he is like vnto a man, that beholdeth his naturall face in a glasse. ²⁴ For when he hath considered himselfe, hee goeth his way, and forgetteth immediately what maner of one he was.