Mark 4:15

13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

14 The sower soweth the word.

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.

16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

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, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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  • 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.

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  • 2 Corinthians 2:11

    Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

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  • Luke 8:12

    Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:3–4

    But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

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  • Mark 4:4

    And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

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  • Acts 5:3

    But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

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  • Luke 14:18–19

    And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

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