Luke 8:5
“A Sower went out to sowe his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayes side, and it was troden downe, and the foules of the aire deuoured it.”
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Luke 8:5 Context
3And Ioanna the wife of Chuza, Herods steward, and Susanna, and many others which ministred vnto him of their substance. 4¶ And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of euery citie, he spake by a parable: 5A Sower went out to sowe his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayes side, and it was troden downe, and the foules of the aire deuoured it. 6And some fell vpon a rocke, and assoone as it was sprung vp, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it, and choked it.
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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.
- King James Version
"The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.
- New American Standard Version (1995)