Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
Luke 8:6 - New International Version (Anglicised) Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And some [seed] fell on the rock, and as soon as it sprouted, it withered away because it had no moisture. American Standard Version (1901) And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. Common English Bible Other seed fell on rock. As it grew, it dried up because it had no moisture. Catholic Public Domain Version And some fell upon rock; and having sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. |
Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plough the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness –
Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.
As has just been said: ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.’