Luke 8 · Verse 6

Luke 8:6

And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Luke 8:6, King James Version

Luke 8:6 in other translations

BSBSome fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
WEBSome seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
ASVAnd other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
YLT‘And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.
DARBYand other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it was dried up because it had not moisture;
BBEAnd some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.
WebsterAnd some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered, because it lacked moisture.

What does Luke 8:6 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 6.

(f) "rock" Jer 5:3

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

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…

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Luke 8:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiHoweverG2532
ἕτερονheteronotherG2087
κατέπεσενkatepesenfellG2667
ἐπὶepiuponG1909
τὴνtēntheG3588
πέτραν,petranrock,G4073
καὶkaiandG2532
φυὲνphuenhaving sprung upG5453
ἐξηράνθηexēranthēit witheredG3583
διὰdiathroughG1223
τὸto<the>G3588
μὴmēnotG3361
ἔχεινecheinhavingG2192
ἰκμάδα.ikmadamoisture.G2429

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 8:6

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 3:7-8

    Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

  • Mark 4:5-6

    And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

  • Romans 2:4-5

    Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

  • Mark 4:16-17

    And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

  • Hebrews 3:15

    While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

  • Matthew 13:20-21

    But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

  • Amos 6:12

    Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

  • Ezekiel 36:26

    A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

  • Matthew 13:5-6

    Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

  • Ezekiel 11:19

    And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
13; Jer 5:3; Eze 11:19; 36:26; Am 6:12; Mt 13:5,6,20,21; Mr 4:5,6,16
Mr 4:17; Ro 2:4,5; Heb 3:7,8,15

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Context

  • Luke 8:5

    A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

  • Luke 8:6

    And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

  • Luke 8:7

    And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

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Luke 8:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y otra parte cayó sobre la piedra; y nacida, se secó, porque no tenía humedad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et d’autres tombèrent sur le roc; et ayant levé, ils séchèrent, parce qu’ils n’avaient pas d’humidité.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und anderes fiel auf den Felsen: und als es aufging, verdorrte es, weil es keine Feuchtigkeit hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et aliud cecidit supra petram: et natum aruit, quia non habebat humorem.