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And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan comethu immediately, and taketh awayv the word that was sown in their hearts.*

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1 Peter 5:8• ⁸Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: (1 Peter 5:8)

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Rev. 12:9• ⁹And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Rev. 12:9)

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Heb. 2:1• ¹Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. (Heb. 2:1)

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Mark 4:4• ⁴And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. (Mark 4:4)

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Gen. 19:14• ¹⁴And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. (Gen. 19:14)

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Isa. 53:1• ¹Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? (Isa. 53:1)

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Matt. 22:5• ⁵But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: (Matt. 22:5)

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Luke 8:12• ¹²Those 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. (Luke 8:12)

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Luke 14:18‑19• ¹⁸And 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.
¹⁹And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. (Luke 14:18‑19)

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Acts 17:18‑20,32• ¹⁸Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
¹⁹And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
²⁰For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
³²And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. (Acts 17:18‑20,32)

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Acts 18:14‑17• ¹⁴And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
¹⁵But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
¹⁶And he drave them from the judgment seat.
¹⁷Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things. (Acts 18:14‑17)

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Acts 25:19‑20• ¹⁹But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
²⁰And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. (Acts 25:19‑20)

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Acts 26:31‑32• ³¹And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
³²Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. (Acts 26:31‑32)

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Heb. 2:1• ¹Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. (Heb. 2:1)

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Heb. 12:16• ¹⁶Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. (Heb. 12:16)

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Job 1:6‑12• ⁶Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
⁷And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
⁸And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
⁹Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
¹⁰Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
¹¹But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
¹²And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. (Job 1:6‑12)

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Zech. 3:1• ¹And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. (Zech. 3:1)

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Matt. 13:19• ¹⁹When 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. (Matt. 13:19)

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Acts 5:3• ³But 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? (Acts 5:3)

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2 Cor. 2:11• ¹¹Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Cor. 2:11)

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2 Cor. 4:3‑4• ³But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
⁴In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. (2 Cor. 4:3‑4)

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2 Thess. 2:9• ⁹Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, (2 Thess. 2:9)

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1 Peter 5:8• ⁸Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: (1 Peter 5:8)

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Rev. 12:9• ⁹And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Rev. 12:9)

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Rev. 20:2‑3,7,10• ²And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
³And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
⁷And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
¹⁰And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Rev. 20:2‑3,7,10)

• This is the direct, destructive power of the enemy which hinders the entrance of the Word. It does not penetrate below the surface, never goes farther than talk, speculation, or admiration of the preacher. (“Mark 4” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.

W. Kelly Translation

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and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, Satan cometh immediately and taketh away the word that was sown in thema.

WK Translation Notes

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Some MSS. read "into them," while other later MSS. read "in their hearts."

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)