Luke 8:5 meaning and explanation

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

Luke 8:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to a large crowd gathered from many towns, and he begins a parable about a farmer scattering seed. In first-century Galilee, seed was sown by hand, and footpaths crossed the fields, so grain could easily fall on hard-packed ground.

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