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Luke 8:13

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8:13Those40 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,41 but42 in a time of testing43 fall away.44

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Footnotes

  1. 40 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  2. 41 This time of temporary faith represented by the description believe for a while is presented rather tragically in the passage. The seed does not get a chance to do all it can.
  3. 42 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
  4. 43 Traditionally, “temptation.” Such a translation puts the emphasis on temptation to sin rather than testing of faith, which is what the context seems to indicate.
  5. 44 Fall away. On the idea of falling away and the warnings against it, see 2 Tim 3:1; Heb 3:12; Jer 3:14; Dan 9:9.

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian 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.

NLTNew 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And those on the rock are those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, and these do not have enough root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.