⁴ And as he sowed, some seed fell on a path, and the birds came and ate it up.

¹⁹ When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path.^(A)

¹⁵ These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.^(A)

⁴ And as he sowed, some seeds fell on a path, and the birds came and ate them up.

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

¹² The ones on the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

⁵ “A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell on a path and was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.