Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation. English Standard Version And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. Berean Standard Bible The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. Berean Literal Bible And those upon the rock are those who receive the word with joy when they hear; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of testing fall away. King James Bible They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. New King James Version But the ones 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 temptation fall away. New American Standard Bible Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they fall away. NASB 1995 “Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. NASB 1977 “And those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. Legacy Standard Bible And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, and these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. Amplified Bible Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith]. Christian Standard Bible And the seed on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and fall away in a time of testing. Holman Christian Standard Bible And the seed on the rock are those who, when they hear, welcome the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and depart in a time of testing. American Standard Version And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. Contemporary English Version The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it. But they don't have deep roots, and they believe only for a little while. As soon as life gets hard, they give up. English Revised Version And those on the rock are they which, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. GOD'S WORD® Translation Some people are like seeds on rocky soil. They welcome the word with joy whenever they hear it, but they don't develop any roots. They believe for a while, but when their faith is tested, they abandon it. Good News Translation The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away. International Standard Version The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away. Majority Standard Bible The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. NET Bible Those on the rock 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 a time of testing fall away. New Heart English Bible Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation. Webster's Bible Translation They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. Weymouth New Testament Those on the rock are the people who on hearing the Message receive it joyfully; but they have no root: for a time they believe, but when trial comes they fall away. World English Bible Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd those on the rock: they who, when they may hear, receive the word with joy, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away. Berean Literal Bible And those upon the rock are those who receive the word with joy when they hear; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of testing fall away. Young's Literal Translation '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. Smith's Literal Translation And they upon the rock, who, when they hear, with joy receive the word; and they have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of trial fly away. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow they upon the rock, are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy: and these have no roots; for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation, they fall away. Catholic Public Domain Version Now those upon rock are those who, when they hear it, accept the word with joy, but these have no roots. So they believe for a time, but in a time of testing, they fall away. New American Bible Those on rocky ground are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, but they have no root; they believe only for a time and fall away in time of trial. New Revised Standard Version The ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe only for a while and in a time of testing fall away. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThose on the rock are those who when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and yet they have no root, but their belief is for a while, and in time of trial they stumble. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “But these upon the rock are they, who when they have heard, they receive the word with joy, and there is no root in them, but their faith is temporary and in time of temptation they are subverted.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThose on the rock are they that, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who, for awhile, believe, and in time of temptation apostatize. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament And they on the rock, are such as when they have heard, with joy embrace the word; and these have not root, who for a time believe, and in a season of trial apostasize. Mace New Testament by the stony ground is understood such persons as receive indeed the doctrines they hear, with joy: but for want of resolution, believe only occasionally, and desert when the trial comes. Weymouth New Testament Those on the rock are the people who on hearing the Message receive it joyfully; but they have no root: for a time they believe, but when trial comes they fall away. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Sower…12The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. 14The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.… Cross References Matthew 13:20-21 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. / But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. Mark 4:16-17 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy. / But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Hebrews 6:4-6 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, / who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— / and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame. James 1:6-8 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. / That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. / He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. John 6:66 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. 1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us. 2 Peter 2:20-22 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. / It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them. / Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.” Revelation 2:4-5 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. / Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Ezekiel 33:31-32 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. / Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice. Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Hosea 6:4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes. Zephaniah 1:6 and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.” Treasury of Scripture They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. receive. Psalm 106:12-14 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise… Isaiah 58:2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. Ezekiel 33:32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not. and these. Job 19:28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me? Proverbs 12:3,12 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved… Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, which. Luke 22:31,32 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: … Hosea 6:4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. John 2:23-25 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did… Jump to Previous Believe Carries Devil Faith Fall Firm Hear Heard Hearing Hearts Joy Message Receive Rock Rocky Root Saved Soil Temptation Testing Time Trial Way-Side WordJump to Next Believe Carries Devil Faith Fall Firm Hear Heard Hearing Hearts Joy Message Receive Rock Rocky Root Saved Soil Temptation Testing Time Trial Way-Side WordLuke 8 1. Women minister unto Jesus of their own means.4. Jesus, after he had preached from place to place, 9. explains the parable of the sower, 16. and the candle; 19. declares who are his mother, and brothers; 22. rebukes the winds; 26. casts the legion of demons out of the man into the herd of pigs; 37. is rejected by the Gadarenes; 43. heals the woman of her bleeding; 49. and raises Jairus's daughter from death. The seeds on rocky ground This phrase refers to the second type of soil in the Parable of the Sower. The rocky ground represents a superficial heart that lacks depth. In the geographical context of Israel, rocky soil is common, where a thin layer of soil covers a bedrock. This imagery would have been familiar to Jesus' audience, illustrating the challenge of cultivating deep roots in such conditions. Spiritually, it symbolizes individuals who initially respond to the Gospel but lack the depth needed for sustained growth. are those who hear the word and receive it with joy but they have no root They believe for a season but in the time of testing, they fall away Persons / Places / Events 1. Jesus ChristThe speaker of the parable, teaching His disciples and the crowd about the Kingdom of God through the Parable of the Sower. 2. The Disciples The primary audience of Jesus' teaching, who are being instructed on the nature of true discipleship and the challenges of faith. 3. The Crowd The larger group of listeners who are receiving Jesus' teachings, representing various responses to the Word of God. 4. The Rocky Ground Symbolic of those who receive the Word with initial enthusiasm but lack depth and perseverance. 5. The Time of Testing Represents trials and tribulations that test the genuineness and depth of one's faith. Teaching Points The Importance of Deep RootsTrue faith requires depth and perseverance. Superficial belief, like seeds on rocky ground, cannot withstand trials. Joyful Reception vs. Lasting Commitment Initial enthusiasm for the Word is not enough; a lasting commitment is necessary for spiritual growth. The Role of Trials Testing and trials reveal the authenticity of our faith. They are opportunities for growth and deeper reliance on God. Cultivating a Resilient Faith Believers must actively cultivate their faith through prayer, study, and community to develop deep roots. Guarding Against Falling Away Awareness of the dangers of a shallow faith should lead to intentional efforts to deepen one's relationship with Christ.(13) In time of temptation.--The form of the temptation (or better, trial) is explained by the "tribulation or persecution" of the other two reports. So St. Luke gives "fall away" where the others give "they are offended."Verse 13. - They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the Word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. These represent natures at once impressionable and excitable; impulsive men and women who, charmed with the beauty, perhaps (to them) the novelty, of the gospel message, receive the Word, take up the Master's yoke with joy, but without thought. These hastily make a religious profession, but they forget altogether to count what the real cost of such a profession amounts to. Upon these superficial but kindly natures come trouble, perplexity, discouragement, perhaps persecution; then quickly the once-loved religion withers away like corn growing on rocky places beneath the burning summer sun. John Mark, the would-be missionary companion of Paul and Barnabas, was one of this impulsive but little-enduring class; and Demas, once the friend of Paul, but who loved too well the present world. Another instance would be the man who offered to follow Jesus "whithersoever thou goest," as he phrased it, till he found, by the Lord's grave answer, that the Master he offered to follow had neither home nor resting-place; then he seems quickly to have turned back. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek The [ seeds ]Οἱ (Hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. rocky ground πέτρας (petras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4073: A rock, ledge, cliff, cave, stony ground. Feminine of the same as Petros; a rock. [are] those who οἳ (hoi) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. hear ἀκούσωσιν (akousōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. word λόγον (logon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. [and] receive it δέχονται (dechontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1209: To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. joy, χαρᾶς (charas) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 5479: Joy, gladness, a source of joy. From chairo; cheerfulness, i.e. Calm delight. but καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [they] οὗτοι (houtoi) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. have ἔχουσιν (echousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. no οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. root. ῥίζαν (rhizan) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4491: A root, shoot, source; that which comes from the root, a descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'root'. [They] οἳ (hoi) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. believe πιστεύουσιν (pisteuousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. for πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. a season, καιρὸν (kairon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2540: Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time. [but] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] time καιρῷ (kairō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2540: Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time. of testing, πειρασμοῦ (peirasmou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3986: From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity. they fall away. ἀφίστανται (aphistantai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 868: From apo and histemi; to remove, i.e. instigate to revolt; usually to desist, desert, etc. Links Luke 8:13 NIVLuke 8:13 NLT Luke 8:13 ESV Luke 8:13 NASB Luke 8:13 KJV Luke 8:13 BibleApps.com Luke 8:13 Biblia Paralela Luke 8:13 Chinese Bible Luke 8:13 French Bible Luke 8:13 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 8:13 Those on the rock are they who (Luke Lu Lk) |
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