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

10He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they look, they won’t really see. When they hear, they won’t understand.’ 11“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved. 13The 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. 14The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• byπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the way sideὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• are theyεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thenεἶταeita · thenG1534
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• taketh awayαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• out ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• ·ἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• lestμήmē · notG3361
• they should believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• and be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982

Cross-references for Luke 8:12

• Luke 8:5“A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.
• Proverbs 1:24“I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
• Matthew 13:19The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.
• Mark 4:15The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away.
• James 1:23For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.
• Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
• Isaiah 65:11“But because the rest of you have forsaken the Lord and have forgotten his Temple, and because you have prepared feasts to honor the god of Fate and have offered mixed wine to the god of Destiny,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.
• Revelation 12:9This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.

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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• Character
• Converts
• Hearers
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan
• Unbelief
• Word of God

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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