Luke 8:12 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹² Those 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.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 1:29

since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord.

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.

Isaiah 65:11

‘But as for you who forsake the Lord and forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

Matthew 13:19

when anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

Matthew 13:4

As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

Mark 4:15

Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Luke 8:11

‘This is the meaning of the parable: the seed is the word of God.

Luke 8:13

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.

Luke 8:5

‘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.

Revelation 12:9

The great dragon was hurled down – that ancient snake called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.