Luke 8:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

Those by the wayside are they that hear; then comes the devil, and takes 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 did not receive 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 condemned who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 To which 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 thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
  • Jas 1:23-24 : 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 For he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
  • Prov 1:24-26 : 24 Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand, yet no one paid attention; 25 But you have disregarded all my counsel, and would have none of my rebuke; 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;
  • Prov 1:29 : 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
  • Prov 4:5 : 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: do not forget it; neither turn away from the words of my mouth.
  • Isa 65:11 : 11 But you are those who forsake the LORD, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who furnish drink offerings for Destiny.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When anyone hears the word of 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.
  • Mark 4:15 : 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown; but when they hear it, Satan comes immediately, and takes 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 wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 4:14-20
    7 verses
    88%

    14The sower sows the word.

    15And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown; but when they hear it, Satan comes immediately, and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

    16And these are likewise the ones sown on stony ground; who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

    17and have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

    18And these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,

    19and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

    20And these are the ones sown on good ground; those who hear the word, receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.

  • Luke 8:13-15
    3 verses
    85%

    13They 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.

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

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

  • Matt 13:18-25
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    83%

    18Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.

    19When anyone hears the word of 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.

    20The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

    21But they have no root and last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

    22The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

    23But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

    24He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

  • Luke 8:5-11
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    83%

    5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

    6And some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

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

    8And others fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. When he had said these things, he cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

    9And his disciples asked him, saying, What does this parable mean?

    10And he said, To 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.

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

  • Matt 13:3-9
    7 verses
    79%

    3And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

    5Some fell on rocky places, where there was not much soil, and they immediately sprang up because the soil was shallow.

    6But when the sun came up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

    7Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

    8But others fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

    9He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Mark 4:3-9
    7 verses
    77%

    3Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:

    4And it happened, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.

    5And some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.

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

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

    8And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.

    9And he said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Luke 8:18
    75%

    18Take heed therefore how you hear: for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

  • Mark 4:12
    73%

    12that 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%

    38The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,

    39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

  • Mark 12:8
    71%

    8So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

  • Mark 4:25
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    25For he who has, more will be given to him; and he who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

  • Matt 13:13
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    13This is why I speak to them in parables: Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

  • 2 Thess 2:10
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    10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

  • John 8:47
    70%

    47He who is of God hears God's words: you therefore do not hear them, because you are not of God.

  • Matt 12:33
    69%

    33Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

  • Matt 13:28
    69%

    28He replied, An enemy did this. The servants asked him, Do you want us to go and pull them up?