15But 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.


In Context

12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil, and takes 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.

16 No man, when he has lighted a candle, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but sets it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Luke 8:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:15But 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:15But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:15But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:15And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:15But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:15And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:15But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:15That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:15And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain it, and bear fruit in continuance.