And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it.

And Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Get up, get out of this place; for Jehovah is destroying this city! But to his sons- in-law he seemed to be joking.

Who has believed Our report? And to whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed?

But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.

Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the Word out of their hearts, that they should not believe and be saved.

But they all with one accord began to decline. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.

Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What does this empty talker want to say? And others, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign demons, because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean.

And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you.

And he drove them from the judgment seat.

but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, This man is doing nothing deserving of death or bonds.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.

Therefore we need to more abundantly heed the things we have heard, so that they do not slip our minds.

that there be no prostitute or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food gave away his birthright.

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them.

Then Jehovah said to Satan, Have you set your heart on My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil?

Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have flourished in the land.

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your hand; only do not stretch forth your hand upon him. So Satan went out from the presence of Jehovah.

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him.

When anyone hears the Word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the wayside.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds of the land for yourself?

so that Satan should not take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his purposes.

But also if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,

whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.

The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who leads the whole world astray; he was cast out onto the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And he laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should not lead astray the nations any more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be set loose out of his prison

And the devil, who led them astray, was cast into the Lake of Fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.