As he sowed

(εν τω σπειρειν αυτον). Literally, "in the sowing as to him," a neat Greek idiom unlike our English temporal conjunction. Locative case with the articular present infinitive.By the wayside

(παρα την οδον). People will make paths along the edge of a ploughed field or even across it where the seed lies upon the beaten track.Devoured

(κατεφαγεν). "Ate down." We say, "ate up." Second aorist active indicative of κατεσθιω (defective verb).

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Old Testament