Luke 8:12 - The Scriptures 2009

¹² “And those by the wayside are the ones who hear, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, lest having believed, they should be saved.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Those along the traveled road are the people who have heard; then the devil comes and carries away the message out of their hearts, that they may not believe (acknowledge Me as their Savior and devote themselves to Me) and be saved [here and hereafter].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And 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.

Common English Bible

¹² The seed on the path are those who hear, but then the devil comes and steals the word from their hearts so that they won’t believe and be saved.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And those beside the way are those who hear it, but then the devil comes and takes the word from their heart, lest by believing it they may be saved.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And 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.

Luke 8:12 Cross References

Proverbs 1:29

“Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of יהוה,

Proverbs 4:5

“Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, and do not turn away From the words of my mouth.

Isaiah 65:11

“But you are those who forsake יהוה, who forget My set-apart mountain, who prepare a table for Gad, and who fill a drink offering for Meni.

Matthew 13:19

“When anyone hears the word of the reign, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that sown by the wayside.

Matthew 13:4

“And as he sowed, some indeed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.

Mark 4:15

“These, then, are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. And when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

Luke 8:11

“And this is the parable: The seed is the word of Elohim.

Luke 8:13

“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 while and in time of trial fall away.

Luke 8:5

“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some indeed fell by the wayside. And it was trodden down, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was thrown out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who leads all the world astray. He was thrown to the earth, and his messengers were thrown out with him.