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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.

Context of Luke 8:13

11“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12Those 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. 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. 14The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the rockπέτραpetra · rockG4073
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• they hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• receiveδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• noοὐou · noG3756
• rootῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491
• forπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• a whileκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• of temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: testingG3986
• fall awayἀφίστημιaphistēmi · to leaveG868

Cross-references for Luke 8:13

• Psalms 106:12Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
• Isaiah 58:2For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God. They ask me for just decisions and seem eager for God to come near them.
• Ezekiel 33:32Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.
• Matthew 13:20The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
• Mark 4:16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
• Mark 6:20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.
• John 5:35John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.
• Galatians 3:1You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
• Galatians 4:15Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
• Job 19:28“If you say, ‘How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,’
• Proverbs 12:3No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
• Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
• Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
• Jude 1:12These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead.
• Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.
• Hosea 6:4“What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.

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