12and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.


In Context

9 And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'

10 And he said, 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

11 'And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

12 and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

13 '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.

14 'And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

Luke 8:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:12Those 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:12Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:12And they by the way side are they that hear; then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:12And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:12But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:12And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:12Those 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:12Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:12Those 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.