KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 8:13
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
ASV American Standard Version
And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Surrounding context — Luke 8
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.
12 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.
15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep [it], and bring forth fruit with patience.
16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth [it] on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπέτρας,G4073 · petrarockοἳG3739 · hos, hēwhichὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)ἀκούσωσινG191 · akouōto hearμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterχαρᾶςG5479 · charajoyδέχονταιG1209 · dechomaito receiveτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγον·G3056 · logoswordκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὗτοιG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itῥίζανG4491 · rhizarootοὐκG3756 · ounoἔχουσιν,G2192 · echōto have/beοἳG3739 · hos, hēwhichπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withκαιρὸνG2540 · kairostime/right timeπιστεύουσινG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)καὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongκαιρῷG2540 · kairostime/right timeπειρασμοῦG3986 · peirasmostemptation/testing: temptationἀφίστανται.G868 · aphistēmito leave
Cross-references
Hosea 6:4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.John 5:35He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.Proverbs 12:12The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].2 Peter 2:22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.Ezekiel 33:32And, lo, thou [art] unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.Jude 1:12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;1 Corinthians 15:2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.Isaiah 58:2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.John 8:30-32As he spake these words, many believed on him.Ephesians 3:17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,James 2:26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.2 Peter 2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.Galatians 3:4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if [it be] yet in vain.Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?1 Timothy 1:19Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:1 Thessalonians 3:5For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.Galatians 4:15-20Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if [it had been] possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.2 Timothy 2:18-19Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
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