"Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they…" — Luke 8:12

Luke 8:12 · 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.”

— Luke 8:12

Verse 11

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

Verse 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.

Luke 8 — Context

And he said, Unto 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.

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

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.

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.

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

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 2:9-14

{Even him}, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Matthew 13:19

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth {it} not, then cometh the wicked {one}, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Proverbs 1:24-26

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

Mark 4:15

And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

James 1:23-24

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget {it} not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 1:29

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: