Luke 8:12 - Tree of Life Version

¹² Those beside the road are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved.

More versions

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 Adonai,

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

Isaiah 65:11

But you who forsake Adonai, who forget My holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, who fill cups of mixed wine for Fate,

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one having been sown along the road.

Matthew 13:4

As he was scattering the seed, some seeds fell by the road; and the birds came and ate them up.

Mark 4:15

These are the ones beside the road where the word is sown. Whenever they hear, satan comes quickly and takes away the word that has been sown in them.

Luke 8:11

“Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

Luke 8:13

But those on the rocky places are the ones who, when they hear, accept the word with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a season, and in a time of testing fall away.

Luke 8:5

“The sower went out to spread his seed. As he sowed, some fell beside the road and was trampled; and the birds of the air ate it up.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, called the devil and satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.