Cross references
Luke 8:5
“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
Luke 8:5 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hebrews 2:1 (11 votes) and James 1:23–24 (9 votes). 9 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Genesis 15 to James 1.
Which verses does Luke 8:5 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Hebrews 2:111 votes
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- James 1:23–249 votes
For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
- Mark 4:158 votes
Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
- Luke 8:11–125 votes
Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
- Genesis 15:114 votes
And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
- Mark 4:26–294 votes
Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. …
- Psalm 119:1183 votes
You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
- Matthew 5:133 votes
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
- Matthew 13:3–43 votes
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
- Matthew 13:18–193 votes
Consider, then, the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
- Matthew 13:24–263 votes
- Matthew 13:373 votes
- Mark 4:2–43 votes
Which verses point to Luke 8:5?
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