‹A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.›
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Un semeur sortit pour semer sa semence. Comme il semait, une partie de la semence tomba le long du chemin: elle fut foulée aux pieds, et les oiseaux du ciel la mangèrent.
KJV
‹A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.›
Eucherius of Lyon
Book of Spiritual Intelligence Formulas
The seed represents divine preaching, as described in the Gospel: A sower went out to sow his seed. Luke 8:5. The harvest signifies the abundance or multitude of the faithful, as stated in the Gospel: Lift up your eyes, and see the regions, for they are white for harvest. John 4:…
Eucherius of Lyon
Book of Spiritual Intelligence Formulas
as the Lord says in the Gospel: "Other seed fell by the path, and the birds of the air devoured it" Luke 8:5. Evil spirits besiege human minds, planting harmful thoughts and snatching the word of life from memory. Wings symbolize the two Testaments. In Ezekiel, it says: "Each cov…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 112 (Migne)
lucres, maligni spiritus, ut in Evangelio: «Et volucres coeli comederunt illud [Note: [Col. 1083] 4 Luc. VIII, 5.] .» Vomer est acumen sanctae religionis, ut in libro Judicum: «Percussit * sexcentos viros vomere Philistiim [Note: [Col. 1083] 5 Jud. III, 31.] ,» quod sanctu…
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