Mat 13:19, 38, 1Jo 2:13-14, 3:8 | ESV | STEP | When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart . This is what was sown along the path .

i[See ver. 13 above]

j[See ver. 13 above]

l Heb. 2:14; [Gen. 3:15; Luke 10:18; John 16:11]

Matthew 13:19

19 When anyone hears the word of ^athe kingdom and ^bdoes not understand it, ^cthe evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

Matthew 13:38

38 The field is the world, and the good seed is ^dthe sons of the kingdom. The weeds are ^ethe sons of the evil one,

1 John 2:13-14

13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know ^fhim who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because ^gyou have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, children,
because ^hyou know the Father.
14 I write to you, fathers,
because you know ⁱhim who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because ^jyou are strong,
and the word of God abides in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 3:8

8 ^kWhoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was ^lto destroy the works of the devil.