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Luke 8:12

God's wordSpiritual warfare

10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

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

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.

13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

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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.

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Cross references

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:9–14

    Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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  • Matthew 13:19

    When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

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  • Revelation 12:9

    And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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  • Proverbs 1:24–26

    Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

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  • Mark 4:15

    And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

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  • James 1:23–24

    For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

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  • Proverbs 4:5

    Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

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  • Proverbs 1:29

    For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

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