Tree of Life Version
Luke 8:13
13But those on the rocky places are the ones who, when they hear, accept the word with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a season, and in a time of testing fall away.
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 the parable is this: the seed is the word of God. 12Those beside the road are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved. But those on the rocky places are the ones who, when they hear, accept the word with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a season, and in a time of testing fall away. 14Now that which fell into the thorns are those who were hearing; but as they go along the way, they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear mature fruit. 15But the seed in the good soil are those with a praiseworthy and good heart, who have heard the word and hold it fast and bear fruit with patient endurance.
Read all of Luke 8Luke 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 words. They were singing His praise.
- Isaiah 58:2Yet they seek Me day to day and delight to know My ways, as if they were a nation that did right, and had not forsaken their God’s decree. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”
- Ezekiel 33:32Look, you are like a love song to them, one who has a beautiful voice and can play well on an instrument. They hear your words, but do not practice them.
- Matthew 13:20“The one sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
- Mark 4:16“These are the ones sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
- Mark 6:20For Herod was in awe of John and kept him safe, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When he listened to John he was confused, but he still listened gladly.
- John 5:35He was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for a while in his light.
- Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Yeshua the Messiah was clearly portrayed as crucified.
- Galatians 4:15So where is your sense of joy? For I testify that you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me, if possible.
- Job 19:28“If you say, ‘How we will pursue him, since the root of the matter is found in him;’
- Proverbs 12:3No one is made secure by wickedness, but a righteous root will not be moved.
- Ephesians 3:17so that Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him and established in your faith just as you were taught, overflowing with thankfulness.
- Jude 1:12These people are hidden rocky reefs at your love feasts—shamelessly feasting with you, tending only to themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, doubly dead, uprooted;
- Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon! Indeed, satan has demanded to sift you all like wheat.
- Hosea 6:4“O Ephraim, what shall I do for you? O Judah, what will I do for you? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud or like dew rising early, vanishing.
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
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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
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