Luke 8:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

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  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10 And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation. 11 And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false: 12 So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil. 13 But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true: 14 And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him.
  • Jas 1:23-24 : 23 Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass; 24 For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.
  • Prov 1:24-26 : 24 Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand; 25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words: 26 So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;
  • Prov 1:29 : 29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
  • Prov 4:5 : 5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
  • Isa 65:11 : 11 But as for you who have given up the Lord, who have no care for my holy mountain, who get ready a table for Chance, and make offerings of mixed wine to Fate;
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
  • Mark 4:15 : 15 And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.
  • Luke 8:5 : 5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 4:14-20
    7 verses
    88%

    14The seed is the word.

    15And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

    16And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

    17And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

    18And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,

    19And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

    20And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

  • Luke 8:13-15
    3 verses
    85%

    13And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

    14And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

    15And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

  • Matt 13:18-25
    8 verses
    83%

    18Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

    19When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

    20And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

    21But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

    22And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.

    23And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

    24And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

    25But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

  • Luke 8:5-11
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    83%

    5A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

    6And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

    7And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.

    8And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

    9And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

    10And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

    11Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

  • Matt 13:3-9
    7 verses
    79%

    3And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

    4And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

    5And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

    6And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

    7And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:

    8And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

    9He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Mark 4:3-9
    7 verses
    77%

    3A man went out to put seed in the earth:

    4And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

    5And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

    6And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

    7And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

    8And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

    9And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 8:18
    75%

    18So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

  • Mark 4:12
    73%

    12So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

  • Matt 13:38-39
    2 verses
    72%

    38And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;

    39And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.

  • Mark 12:8
    71%

    8And they took him and put him to death, pushing his body out of the garden.

  • Mark 4:25
    70%

    25He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • Matt 13:13
    70%

    13For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

  • 2 Thess 2:10
    70%

    10And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.

  • John 8:47
    70%

    47He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

  • Matt 12:33
    69%

    33Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

  • Matt 13:28
    69%

    28And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?