Luke 8:13
The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
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ASV
And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
KJV
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.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἱ | hoi | Those | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon | G1909 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| πέτρας, | petras | rock, | G4073 → |
| οἳ | hoi | those who | G3739 → |
| ὅταν | hotan | when | G3752 → |
| ἀκούσωσιν | akousōsin | they may hear | G191 → |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → |
| χαρᾶς | charas | joy | G5479 → |
| δέχονται | dechontai | receive | G1209 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λόγον· | logon | word; | G3056 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οὗτοι | houtoi | these | G3778 → |
| ῥίζαν | rhizan | a root | G4491 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἔχουσιν, | echousin | have, | G2192 → |
| οἳ | hoi | who | G3739 → |
| πρὸς | pros | for | G4314 → |
| καιρὸν | kairon | a time | G2540 → |
| πιστεύουσιν | pisteuousin | believe | G4100 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| καιρῷ | kairō | time | G2540 → |
| πειρασμοῦ | peirasmou | of testing | G3986 → |
| ἀφίστανται. | aphistantai | fall away. | G868 → |
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