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%

    14 The seed is the word.

    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.

    16 And 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;

    17 And 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.

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

    19 And 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.

    20 And 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%

    13 And 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.

    14 And 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.

    15 And 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%

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

    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.

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

    21 But 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.

    22 And 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.

    23 And 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.

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

    25 But 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%

    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.

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

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

    8 And 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.

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

    10 And 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.

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

  • Matt 13:3-9
    7 verses
    79%

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

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

    5 And 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:

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

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

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

    9 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Mark 4:3-9
    7 verses
    77%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Luke 8:18
    75%

    18 So 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%

    12 So 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%

    38 And 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;

    39 And 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%

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

  • Mark 4:25
    70%

    25 He 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%

    13 For 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%

    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.

  • John 8:47
    70%

    47 He 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%

    33 Make 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%

    28 And 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?