Luke 8:12

And those by the way are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, lest having believed, they would be saved.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God.

13And 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.

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:24Because I have called, and ye have refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man has regarded,

Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget, nor decline from the words of my mouth.

Matthew 13:19Of every man who hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understands it, evil comes, and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the wayside.

Luke 8:5The man who sows went forth to sow his seed. And during his sowing, some fell by the way, and it was trampled, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

James 1:23Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this resembles a man observing his natural face in a mirror.

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22

The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 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. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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