Luke 8:12 “The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and t…”

Luke 8:12

The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

World English Bible

Those along the road are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

American Standard Version

And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they that are beside the way, are they that heare: afterward commeth the deuill, and taketh away the worde out of their hearts, least they should beleeue, and be saued.

Darby Translation

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

Young's Literal Translation

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

Bible in Basic English

Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

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Cross references

“by”

Matthew 13:19 Proverbs 1:24–26 Mark 4:15 Luke 8:5 Proverbs 1:29 James 1:23

Matthew 13:19 · BSB

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

Proverbs 1:24–26 · BSB

Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,

Mark 4:15 · BSB

Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Luke 8:5 · BSB

“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.

Proverbs 1:29 · BSB

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.

James 1:23 · BSB

For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

“then”

2 Thessalonians 2:9–14 Revelation 12:9 Proverbs 4:5 Isaiah 65:11

2 Thessalonians 2:9–14 · BSB

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

Revelation 12:9 · BSB

And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Proverbs 4:5 · BSB

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

Isaiah 65:11 · BSB

But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

13The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

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