Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
"Those on the rock are people who, upon hearing, receive the word with joy; but they have no root. For a time indeed they all believe, but in time of temptation they fall away.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.
A Conservative Version
And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. And these have no root, who believe for a time, and withdraw in time of trial.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And those people [represented by the seed falling] on rocky ground are those who, upon hearing the word [of God], accept it gladly, but since they have no root [system], they believe it for [only] awhile, and [then] in times of trial fall away [from God].
Anderson New Testament
Those on the rock are they that, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who, for awhile, believe, and in time of temptation apostatize.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.
Daniel Mace New Testament
by the stony ground is understood such persons as receive indeed the doctrines they hear, with joy: but for want of resolution, believe only occasionally, and desert when the trial comes.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And those on the stones are they who, when they may hear, receive the word with joy; and they have no root in them, who believe for a time, and in time of temptation they fall away.
Goodspeed New Testament
The ones on the rock are those who receive the message joyfully when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for a little while, and then in the time of trial they draw back.
John Wesley New Testament
Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But they have no root, who for a while believe; but in time of temptation fall away.
Julia Smith Translation
And they upon the rock, who, when they hear, with joy receive the word; and they have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of trial fly away.
King James 2000
Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for awhile believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And those on the rock [are those] who receive the word with joy when they hear [it], and these do not have [enough] root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away.
Modern King James verseion
Those on the rock are the ones 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They on the stones, are they which, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But these have no roots, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation go away.
Moffatt New Testament
Those 'on the rock' are people who on hearing the word welcome it with enthusiasm, but they have no root; they believe for a while and fall away in the hour of trial.
NET Bible
Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.
New Heart English Bible
Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
Noyes New Testament
Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Sawyer New Testament
those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, and they have no root; they believe for a time, and in a time of trial fall away;
The Emphasized Bible
And, those upon the rock, are they who, as soon as they hear, with joy, welcome the word; and, these, not having, root, are they who, for a season, believe, - and, in a season of testing, draw back.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they on the rock, are such as when they have heard, with joy embrace the word; and these have not root, who for a time believe, and in a season of trial apostasize.
Twentieth Century New Testament
By the seed which fell upon the rock are meant those who, as soon as they hear the Message, welcome it joyfully; but they have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time of temptation comes, they draw back.
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.
Weymouth New Testament
Those on the rock are the people who on hearing the Message receive it joyfully; but they have no root: for a time they believe, but when trial comes they fall away.
Williams New Testament
The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.
World English Bible
Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
Worrell New Testament
"And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; who, for a season, believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Worsley New Testament
And those on stony-ground are such as when they hear, receive the word with joy; but have no root, and so believe only for a while, and in the time of trial fall away.
Youngs Literal Translation
'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.
Themes
Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
Agriculture » Figurative » Parable » Of the sower
Apostasy » Caused by persecution
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The sower
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Parables » Parables of Christ » Sower
Steadfastness » Want of--illustrated
Temptation » Mere professors fall away in time of
The word of God » Compared » To seed
The word of God » The sowing of God’s word
Time » Particular periods of, mentioned » The time of temptation
Topics
Interlinear
Hos
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Houtos
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 8:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower Interpreted
12 "Those by the wayside are people who hear, but then comes the devil and carries off the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and not be saved. 13 "Those on the rock are people who, upon hearing, receive the word with joy; but they have no root. For a time indeed they all believe, but in time of temptation they fall away. 14 "And that which fell upon thorns is those who have heard, but as they go on their way of word is choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life; so they bring no fruit of perfection.
Cross References
Mark 6:20
but she could not, for Herod was afraid of John because he knew that he was a just and holy man. So he kept him safe. When he listened to John he was much exercised, yet he found pleasure in listening to him.
John 5:35
"That man was the Lamp-burning and shining??nd you were willing for a time rejoice in his light.
Matthew 13:20-21
"This is the seed sown by the wayside. And the word, and at once receives it with joy.
Mark 4:16-17
And like the sowing upon 'stony ground' are those who, whenever they hear the Word, at once receive it with joy,
Luke 22:31-32
"Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat.
John 2:23-25
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, many believed in his name, when they beheld the signs which he did;
John 8:30-32
When he spoke in this way, many of the Jews believed in him.
John 12:42-43
Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed on him, but did not confess in on account of the Pharisees, for fear lest they be put out of the Synagogue.
John 15:2
"He cuts back any of my branches that bear no fruit, and prunes every fruit-bearing branch, that it may bear more.
John 15:6
"If any one does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers. Such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire and burned.
Acts 8:13-23
And Simon himself also believed, and after his baptism he remained with Philip, and was full of amazement as he beheld the signs and striking miracles which were performed.
1 Corinthians 13:2
Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 15:2
by which also you are saved, if you are holding fast the message which I preached to you; unless indeed you have believed in vain.
Galatians 3:1
O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you? You, before whose very eyes Jesus Christ was placarded as crucified!
Galatians 3:4
Did you have such experience to no purpose??f indeed it was really to no purpose?
Galatians 4:15-20
Why then did you account yourselves so happy? (For I bear you witness that if you could you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.)
Ephesians 3:17
that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love,
Colossians 1:23
And this he will do if, indeed, you continue in the faith, firmly founded and stedfast, and never moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, and which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, that gospel of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
Colossians 2:7
since you are rooted in him, and in him continually built up. Be firmly established in the faith as you were taught it, and continually abound in it with thanksgiving.
1 Thessalonians 3:5
So, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that my labor had been in vain.
1 Timothy 1:19
keeping fast hold of faith and a good conscience; which certain individuals have cast aside, and so made shipwreck of their faith.
2 Timothy 2:18-19
Among such are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have gone astray concerning the truth by declaring that the resurrection is already past; and they are undermining the faith of some.
Hebrews 10:39
"But we are not of defections unto perdition, but of faith unto the gaining of the soul."
James 2:26
So just as the body without a spirit is dead, so faith is dead without deeds.
2 Peter 2:20
For if, after having escaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, men are again entangled in them and overpowered, their last state is become worse than their first.
2 Peter 2:22
In their case it has happened according to the true proverb, The dog returns again to his own vomit, and The sow, after washing, to her wallowing in the mire.
1 John 2:19
They came forth from us, but they did not belong to us. If they had belonged to us they would certainly have remained with us, but they went out that they might be manifest that they all are not of us.
Jude 1:12
These are they who are stains upon your love-feasts; when they feast sumptuously without scruple, looking after none but themselves. They are clouds without water, driven along by the winds; trees of autumn, fruitless, doubly dead, torn up by the roots,