Luke 8:13
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.
Luke 8:13 in other translations
| BSB | The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. |
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| WEB | Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation. |
| ASV | And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. |
| YLT | ‘And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away. |
| DARBY | But those upon the rock, those who when they hear receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of trial fall away. |
| BBE | And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up. |
| Webster | They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. |
What does Luke 8:13 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:4-21
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…
Luke 8:13 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 8:13
- Hosea 6:4
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
- John 5:35
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
- Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
- Jude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
- Ezekiel 33:32
And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
- 2 Peter 2:22
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
- 2 Peter 2:20
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
- Galatians 3:1
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
- John 8:30-32
As he spake these words, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
- Ephesians 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Galatians 3:4
Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:2
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 106:12-14; Isa 58:2; Eze 33:32; Mt 13:20,21; Mr 4:16,17; 6:20
Joh 5:35; Ga 3:1,4; 4:15-20
and these.
Job 19:28; Pr 12:3,12; Eph 3:17; Col 2:7; Jude 1:12
which.
22:31,32; Ho 6:4; Joh 2:23-25; 8:30-32; 12:42,43; 15:2,6; Ac 8:13-23
1Co 13:2; 15:2; Col 1:23; 1Th 3:5; 1Ti 1:19; 2Ti 2:18,19; Heb 10:39
Jas 2:26; 2Pe 2:20,22; 1Jo 2:19
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Context
- Luke 8:12
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.
- Luke 8:13
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.
- Luke 8:14
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luke 8:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los de sobre la piedra, son los que habiendo oído, reciben la palabra con gozo; mas éstos no tienen raíces; que á tiempo creen, y en el tiempo de la tentación se apartan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ceux qui sont sur le roc, sont ceux qui, lorsqu’ils entendent la parole, la reçoivent avec joie; et ceux-ci n’ont pas de racine: ils ne croient que pour un temps, et au temps de la tentation ils se retirent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die aber auf dem Felsen sind die, welche, wenn sie hören, das Wort mit Freuden aufnehmen; und diese haben keine Wurzel, welche für eine Zeit glauben und in der Zeit der Versuchung abfallen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nam qui supra petram, qui cum audierint, cum gaudio suscipiunt verbum: et hi radices non habent: qui ad tempus credunt, et in tempore tentationis recedunt. |