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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 vigilant, watch: 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, the ancient serpent, that is called the Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world: he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast with him. (Rev. 12:9)

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Heb. 2:1• ¹For this reason we ought to give heed more abundantly to the things heard, lest in any way we should be carried away. (Heb. 2:1)

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Mark 4:4• ⁴and it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds 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 Jehovah 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 hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed? (Isa. 53:1)

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Matt. 22:5• ⁵But they slighted [it] and went off, one to his own land, another to his traffic; (Matt. 22:5)

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Luke 8:12• ¹²But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved. (Luke 8:12)

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Luke 14:18‑19• ¹⁸And all without exception began to excuse themselves. The first said unto him, I have bought land and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.
¹⁹And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused. (Luke 14:18‑19)

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Acts 17:18‑20,32• ¹⁸And certain also of the Epicureans and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this babbler say? and others, He seemeth to be an announcer of strange divinities, because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
¹⁹And having taken hold of him, they brought [him] up to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching [is] that is spoken by thee?
²⁰For thou bringest certain strange things unto our ears; we wish to know therefore what these things mean.
³²Now when they heard of resurrection of dead [men] some mocked, but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again. (Acts 17:18‑20,32)

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Acts 18:14‑17• ¹⁴But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were some wrong, or wicked villainy, O Jews, with reason should I have borne with you;
¹⁵but if they are questions about a word and names and your own law, ye shall look yourselves; I do not intend to be judge of these things.
¹⁶And he drove them from the judgment-seat.
¹⁷And having all laid hold on Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, they beat [him] before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things. (Acts 18:14‑17)

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Acts 25:19‑20• ¹⁹but had certain questions of their own religion, and of one Jesus dead as he is, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
²⁰And I, being perplexed in the enquiry concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these things. (Acts 25:19‑20)

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Acts 26:31‑32• ³¹and when they had retired, they spoke one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or bonds.
³²And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar. (Acts 26:31‑32)

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Heb. 2:1• ¹For this reason we ought to give heed more abundantly to the things heard, lest in any way we should be carried away. (Heb. 2:1)

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Heb. 12:16• ¹⁶lest [there be] any fornicator or profane one as Esau who for one meal sold his own birthright; (Heb. 12:16)

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Job 1:6‑12• ⁶Now the day arrived when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan came also among them.
⁷And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
⁸And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, and fearing God, and eschewing evil?
⁹And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, For nought doth Job fear God?
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 — will he not curse thee to thy face.
¹²And Jehovah said unto Satan, Lo, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah. (Job 1:6‑12)

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

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Matt. 13:19• ¹⁹From everyone who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand [it], the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside. (Matt. 13:19)

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Acts 5:3• ³But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to reserve for thee of the price of the land? (Acts 5:3)

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2 Cor. 2:11• ¹¹that we might not be overreached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Cor. 2:11)

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2 Cor. 4:3‑4• ³But if even our gospel is veiled, in those that perish it is veiled,
⁴in whom the god of this age blinded the minds of the faithless, that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is [the] image of God, should not shine forth. (2 Cor. 4:3‑4)

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2 Thess. 2:9• ⁹whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood, (2 Thess. 2:9)

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1 Peter 5:8• ⁸Be vigilant, watch: 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, the ancient serpent, that is called the Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world: he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast with him. (Rev. 12:9)

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Rev. 20:2‑3,7,10• ²And he laid hold on the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
³and cast him into the abyss, and shut and sealed it over him, that he might deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished: after these must he be loosed a little space.
⁷And when the thousand years shall have been finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
¹⁰And the devil that deceived them was cast also into the lake of fire and brimstone, where also the beast and the false prophet are; and they shall be tormented day and night unto the ages of the ages. (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.)