Luke 8:12

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹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.›

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  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 13 ¶ But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
  • Jas 1:23-24 : 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
  • Prov 1:24-26 : 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
  • Prov 1:29 : 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
  • Prov 4:5 : 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
  • Isa 65:11 : 11 ¶ But ye [are] they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 ‹When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth› [it] ‹not, then cometh the wicked› [one], ‹and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.›
  • Mark 4:15 : 15 ‹And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.›
  • Luke 8:5 : 5 ‹A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.›

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 4:14-20
    7 verses
    88%

    14 ‹The sower soweth the word.›

    15 ‹And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.›

    16 ‹And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;›

    17 ‹And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.›

    18 ‹And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,›

    19 ‹And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.›

    20 ‹And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive› [it], ‹and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.›

  • Luke 8:13-15
    3 verses
    85%

    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.›

    14 ‹And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of› [this] ‹life, and bring no fruit to perfection.›

    15 ‹But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep› [it], ‹and bring forth fruit with patience.›

  • Matt 13:18-25
    8 verses
    83%

    18 ‹Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.›

    19 ‹When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth› [it] ‹not, then cometh the wicked› [one], ‹and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.›

    20 ‹But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;›

    21 ‹Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.›

    22 ‹He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.›

    23 ‹But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth› [it]; ‹which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.›

    24 ¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, ‹The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:›

    25 ‹But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.›

  • Luke 8:5-11
    7 verses
    83%

    5 ‹A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.›

    6 ‹And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.›

    7 ‹And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.›

    8 ‹And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold.› And when he had said these things, he cried, ‹He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.›

    9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

    10 And he said, ‹Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.›

    11 ‹Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.›

  • Matt 13:3-9
    7 verses
    79%

    3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, ‹Behold, a sower went forth to sow;›

    4 ‹And when he sowed, some› [seeds] ‹fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:›

    5 ‹Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:›

    6 ‹And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.›

    7 ‹And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:›

    8 ‹But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.›

    9 ‹Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.›

  • Mark 4:3-9
    7 verses
    77%

    3 ‹Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:›

    4 ‹And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.›

    5 ‹And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:›

    6 ‹But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.›

    7 ‹And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.›

    8 ‹And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.›

    9 And he said unto them, ‹He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.›

  • Luke 8:18
    75%

    18 ‹Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.›

  • Mark 4:12
    73%

    12 ‹That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and› [their] ‹sins should be forgiven them.›

  • Matt 13:38-39
    2 verses
    72%

    38 ‹The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked› [one];

    39 ‹The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.›

  • Mark 12:8
    71%

    8 ‹And they took him, and killed› [him], ‹and cast› [him] ‹out of the vineyard.›

  • Mark 4:25
    70%

    25 ‹For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.›

  • Matt 13:13
    70%

    13 ‹Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.›

  • 2 Thess 2:10
    70%

    10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

  • John 8:47
    70%

    47 ‹He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear› [them] ‹not, because ye are not of God.›

  • Matt 12:33
    69%

    33 ‹Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by› [his] ‹fruit.›

  • Matt 13:28
    69%

    28 ‹He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?›

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