Mark 4:15

13 Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14 The farmer sows the word.

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.

16 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17 But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
WEB
The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
ASV
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.
DARBY
and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
BLB
Now these are the ones along the path where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word sown in them.
ÅB
Men de ved veien er de som ordet blir sådd i, og når de har hørt det, kommer straks Satan og tar bort ordet som er sådd i dem.
OTB
Noen er som korn langs veien hvor ordet blir sådd. Så snart de hører det, kommer motstanderen og tar bort ordet som ble sådd i dem.
B1930
Men de ved veien er de som ordet blir sådd i, og når de har hørt det, kommer straks Satan og tar bort ordet som er sådd i dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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  • Matthew 13:19

    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.

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  • 2 Corinthians 2:11

    in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

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  • Luke 8:12

    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.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:3–4

    And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

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  • Mark 4:4

    And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

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  • Acts 5:3

    Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

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  • Luke 14:18–19

    But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

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