Luke 8:13 — Bible Verse (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.”
Luke 8:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 8:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 8:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Luke 8:13 — World English Bible
Luke 8:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Luke 8:13 — American Standard Version
Luke 8:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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.”
Luke 8:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 8:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Luke 8:13 — Darby Translation
Luke 8:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But they that are on the stones, are they which when they haue heard, receiue ye word with ioy: but they haue no rootes: which for a while beleeue, but in the time of tentation goe away.”
Luke 8:13 — Geneva Bible
Luke 8:13 in Context — Luke 8
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
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.
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.
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.
15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
What Does Luke 8:13 Mean?
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