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Luke 8:13 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Luke 8:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 8 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Luke 8:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 8:13
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. The rocky soil (petra, πέτρα) represents shallow earth over limestone bedrock—seed sprouts quickly but roots cannot deepen. The phrase receive the word with joy (meta charas dechomai ton logon, μετὰ χαρᾶς δέχομαι τὸν λόγον) describes emotional reception without depth. This is profession without possession, enthusiasm without endurance.The devastating phrase have no root (rizan ouk echousin, ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν) explains their failure...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 8:13
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“and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.”
“but the root of the righteous flourishes.”
“shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water”
“The dog turns to his own vomit again,{Proverbs 26:11} and the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”
“you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice”
“who has bewitched you not to obey the truth”
“if it is indeed in vain?”
“after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”
“if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.”