Luke 8:12

Luke 8:12 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Context of Luke 8:12

10And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. 11“Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God. Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. 13Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. 14The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

Luke 8:12 word by word

οἱ δὲ παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, εἶτα ἔρχεται ὁ διάβολος καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον ἀπὸ τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν ἵνα μὴ πιστεύσαντες σωθῶσιν.Read the interlinear

• Thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• besideπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the roadὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• who have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thenεἶταeita · thenG1534
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• comesἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• and takesαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• from their heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• that they will not believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• and be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982

Cross-references for Luke 8:12

• Luke 8:5“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.
• Proverbs 1:24Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
• Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
• Mark 4:15These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
• James 1:23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;
• Proverbs 4:5Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
• Isaiah 65:11But you who forsake the Lord, Who forget My holy mountain, Who set a table for Fortune, And who fill cups with mixed wine for Destiny,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Commentaries on Luke 8:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Those by the way side - Bishop Pearce thinks that Luke by ̔ here means , the seeds, though he acknowledges that he has never found such a word as in the plural number signifying seeds.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-15Verses 4-15 See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-21Verses 4-21 There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, is a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by the word we hear; to take heed lest we hear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Satan tries to stop those who have yet to trust in Christ from understanding the truth.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:12

• Agriculture
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• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan
• Unbelief
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Choke
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Commentaries on Luke 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings