Luke 8:13

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the ones upon the rock are those who, when they may hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of testing they fall away.

Latin

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.

Original

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English

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.

Notes

Luke 8:13

Deep roots indicate spiritual depth and maturity. The Greek word translated testing can also mean “temptation” or “trials.”

Luke 8:4–15

The parable of the farmer scattering seed shows that people respond in different ways to the message of Jesus about God’s kingdom.

Theme notes and profiles

Hardened Hearts

Events

Seaside Parables and Miraclec. AD 28

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