Luke 8:5 Cross References - LEB

⁵ "The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, _⌊some seed_⌋* fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

¹¹ And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

¹¹⁸ You reject all who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is a breach of faith.

¹³ "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, by what will it be made salty? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown outside and* trampled under foot by people.

³ And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow, ⁴ and while he was sowing, _⌊some seed_⌋* fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and* devoured it.

¹⁸ "You, therefore, listen to the parable of the sower: ¹⁹ When* anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it,* the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.

²⁴ He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. ²⁵ But while his* people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel* in the midst of the wheat and went away. ²⁶ So when the _⌊wheat_⌋* sprouted and yielded grain, then the darnel appeared also.

³⁷ So he answered and* said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

² And he began to teach* them many things in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching, ³ "Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow. ⁴ And it happened that while he was sowing, _⌊some seed_⌋* fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

¹⁵ And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear it,* immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

²⁶ And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground. ²⁷ And he sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—_⌊he does not know how_⌋.* ²⁸ By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head. ²⁹ But when the crop permits, he sends in the sickle right away, because the harvest has come."

¹¹ Now the parable means this: the seed is the word of God, ¹² and those beside the path are the ones who have heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and* be saved.

¹ Because of this, it is all the more necessary that we pay attention to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.

²³ because if anyone is a hearer of the message and not a doer, this one is like someone* staring at _⌊his own face_⌋* in a mirror, ²⁴ for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.