Luke 8:13

Luke 8:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.

Context of Luke 8:13

11“Now this is the parable: the seed is the word of God. 12And those beside the road are the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they fall away. 14And the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity. 15But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with perseverance.

Luke 8:13 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας, οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν μετὰ χαρᾶς δέχονται τὸν λόγον· καὶ οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν, οἳ πρὸς καιρὸν πιστεύουσιν καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται.Read the interlinear

• Those on the rockyπέτραpetra · rockG4073
• the ones whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• they hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• receiveδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• with joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• do not haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• rootῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491
• they believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• for a whileκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• of temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: testingG3986
• fallἀφίστημιaphistēmi · to leaveG868

Cross-references for Luke 8:13

• Psalms 106:12Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.
• Isaiah 58:2Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.
• Ezekiel 33:32And behold, you are to them like a love song by one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them.
• Matthew 13:20The one sown with seed on the rocky places, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
• Mark 4:16And in a similar way these are the ones sown with seed on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
• Mark 6:20for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he had been protecting him. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; and yet he used to enjoy listening to him.
• John 5:35He was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
• Galatians 3:1You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?
• Galatians 4:15Where then is that sense of blessing you had? For I testify about you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
• Job 19:28If you say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’ And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find?’
• Proverbs 12:3A person will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved.
• Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
• Colossians 2:7having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.
• Jude 1:12These are the ones who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted;
• Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you men like wheat;
• Hosea 6:4What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud, And like the dew which goes away early.

Commentaries on Luke 8:13

• 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. 13Deep roots indicate spiritual depth and maturity. The Greek word translated testing can also mean “temptation” or “trials.”Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:13

• Affections
• Agriculture
• Apostasy
• Character
• Converts
• Faith
• Hearers
• Instability
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Temptation
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

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