Matthew 13:38

38The field is the world, and the good seed is athe sons of the kingdom. The weeds are bthe sons of the evil one,

Mark 4:15

15And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.

Luke 8:12

12The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not cbelieve and be saved.

1 John 2:13-14

13I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know dhim who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because eyou have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, children,
because fyou know the Father.
14I write to you, fathers,
because you know ghim who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because hyou are strong,
and the word of God abides in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 3:12

12We should not be like iCain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? jBecause his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous.

1 John 5:18

18We know that keveryone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but lhe who was born of God mprotects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

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