Luke 8:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Receive

And these

Jude 1:12

General references

Psalm 106:12

Mark 4:5

Luke 8:6

Bible References

Receive

Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.

And truly you are to them like a love song by one who has a very pleasing voice and is an expert player on an instrument: for they give ear to your words but do them not.

And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

O foolish Galatians, by what strange powers have you been tricked, to whom it was made clear that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross?

Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

And these

If you say, How cruel we will be to him! because the root of sin is clearly in him:

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

These men are unseen rocks at your love-feasts, when they take part in them with you, keepers of sheep who without fear take the food of the sheep; clouds without water rushing before the wind, wasted trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots,

General references

Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.

And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.