Luke 8:6
4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
5 “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.
Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
- KJV
- And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
- WEB
- Some seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
- ASV
- And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
- DARBY
- and other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it was dried up because it had not moisture;
- BLB
- And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it withered because of [it] not having moisture.
- ÅB
- Og noe falt på stengrunn; og da det var vokst opp, visnet det, fordi det ikke hadde væte.
- OTB
- Noe falt på steingrunn, og da det vokste opp, visnet det fordi det manglet fuktighet.
- B1930
- Og noget falt på stengrunn; og da det var vokset op, visnet det, fordi det ikke hadde væte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 8:13
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.
Read in contextHebrews 3:7–8
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
Read in contextMark 4:5–6
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
Read in contextRomans 2:4–5
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Read in contextJeremiah 5:3
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
Read in contextMark 4:16–17
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
Read in contextHebrews 3:15
As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:20–21
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
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