Luke 8:12
The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
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ASV
And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
KJV
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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Commentary
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἱ | hoi | Those | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| παρὰ | para | along | G3844 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| ὁδόν | hodon | road | G3598 → |
| εἰσιν | eisin | are | G1510 → |
| οἱ | hoi | which [are] | G3588 → |
| ἀκούσαντες, | akousantes | having heard, | G191 → |
| εἶτα | eita | then | G1534 → |
| ἔρχεται | erchetai | comes | G2064 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| διάβολος | diabolos | devil | G1228 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| αἴρει | airei | takes away | G142 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λόγον | logon | word | G3056 → |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| καρδίας | kardias | heart | G2588 → |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | of them | G846 → |
| ἵνα | ina | that | G2443 → |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 → |
| πιστεύσαντες | pisteusantes | having believed | G4100 → |
| σωθῶσιν. | sōthōsin | they may be saved. | G4982 → |
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