“ A farmer went out to plant his seed. He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. People walked on it, and the birds ate it up.

“有一个撒种的出去撒种。撒的时候，有落在路旁的，被人践踏，天上的飞鸟又来吃尽了。

“有一个撒种的出去撒种。他撒的时候，有的落在路旁，被人践踏，天上的飞鸟又来把它吃掉了。

“有一个撒种的出去撒种。他撒的时候，有的落在路旁，被人践踏，天上的飞鸟又来把它吃掉了。

“有一个农夫到田里撒种，有些种子落在路旁，被人践踏，又被飞鸟吃掉了；

“有一个撒种的出去撒种，撒的时候，有的落在路旁，被人践踏，或给空中的小鸟吃掉。

“有一个撒种的出去撒种。他撒的时候，有的种子落在路边，被人践踏，天空的飞鸟也把它吃掉了。

「有一個撒種的出去撒種。撒的時候，有落在路旁的，被人踐踏，天上的飛鳥又來吃盡了。

「有一個撒種的出去撒種。他撒的時候，有的落在路旁，被人踐踏，天上的飛鳥又來把它吃掉了。

「有一個撒種的出去撒種。他撒的時候，有的落在路旁，被人踐踏，天上的飛鳥又來把它吃掉了。

「有一個農夫到田裡撒種，有些種子落在路旁，被人踐踏，又被飛鳥吃掉了；

“有一個撒種的出去撒種，撒的時候，有的落在路旁，被人踐踏，或給空中的小鳥吃掉。

『有一個撒種的出去撒播他的種子；撒的時候、有的落在路旁，被踐踏；空中的飛鳥把它喫盡了。

「有一個撒種的出去撒種。他撒的時候，有的種子落在路邊，被人踐踏，天空的飛鳥也把它吃掉了。

有播種者出而播種、播時有落路旁者、為人所踐、飛鳥盡食之、

有播種者、出而播種、播時、有遺道傍者、為人所踐、飛鳥盡食之、

有播種者、出而播種、播時有遺道旁者、為人所踐、空中鳥盡食之、

『昔有播種者、出而播種；種有落道旁者、行人踐之、飛鳥啄之；

“ A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.

“ A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.

“ A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.

“ A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some seed fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

“ The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

“ A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

“ A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

“ A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.

“ The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

So we must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard. Then we will not drift away from it.

Suppose someone listens to the word but doesn’t do what it says. Then they are like a person who looks at their face in a mirror.After looking at themselves, they leave. And right away they forget what they look like.

What is seed scattered on a path like? The message is planted. The people hear the message. Then Satan comes. He takes away the message that was planted in them.

Then large birds came down to eat the dead bodies of the animals and birds. But Abram chased the large birds away.

Jesus also said,“ Here is what God’s kingdom is like. A farmer scatters seed on the ground.Night and day the seed comes up and grows. It happens whether the farmer sleeps or gets up. He doesn’t know how it happens.All by itself the soil produces grain. First the stalk comes up. Then the head appears. Finally, the full grain appears in the head.Before long the grain ripens. So the farmer cuts it down, because the harvest is ready.”

“ You are the salt of the earth. But suppose the salt loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything. It will be thrown out. People will walk all over it.

Jesus told the crowd another story.“ Here is what the kingdom of heaven is like,” he said.“ A man planted good seed in his field.But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came. The enemy planted weeds among the wheat and then went away.The wheat began to grow and form grain. At the same time, weeds appeared.

He taught them many things using stories. In his teaching he said,“ Listen! A farmer went out to plant his seed.He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. Birds came and ate it up.

Then he told them many things using stories. He said,“ A farmer went out to plant his seed.He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. Birds came and ate it up.

“ Here is what the story means. The seed is God’s message.The seed on the path stands for God’s message in the hearts of those who hear. But then the devil comes. He takes away the message from their hearts. He does it so they won’t believe. Then they can’t be saved.

You turn your back on all those who wander away from your orders. Their wrong thoughts will be proved to be wrong.

“ Listen! Here is the meaning of the story of the farmer.People hear the message about the kingdom but do not understand it. Then the evil one comes. He steals what was planted in their hearts. Those people are like the seed planted on a path.

He answered,“ The one who planted the good seed is the Son of Man.