Luke 8:12
10 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
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.
13 The 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.
14 The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And the ones along the path are those having heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, lest having believed, they should be saved.
- ÅB
- De ved veien er de som hører det; så kommer djevelen og tar ordet bort fra deres hjerte, for at de ikke skal tro og bli frelst.
- OTB
- De ved veien er de som hører, men så kommer motstanderen og tar bort ordet fra deres hjerter, for at de ikke skal tro og bli frelst.
- B1930
- De ved veien er de som hører det; så kommer djevelen og tar ordet bort fra deres hjerte, forat de ikke skal tro og bli frelst.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 2:9–14
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
Read in contextMatthew 13:19
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.
Read in contextRevelation 12:9
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.
Read in contextProverbs 1:24–26
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
Read in contextMark 4:15
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.
Read in contextJames 1:23–24
For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
Read in contextProverbs 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
Read in contextProverbs 1:29
For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
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