Matthew 13:19
“When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.”
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
Cross-References
“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”
“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”
“The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;”
“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”
“The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.”