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The Parable of the Sower

Luke 8:6

In 9 translations

BSB
Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
KJV
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
WEB
Some seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
ASV
And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
LSV
And other fell on the rock, and having sprung up, it withered, through having no moisture.
YLT
'And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.
DBY
and other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it was dried up because it had not moisture;
DRC
And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
GNV
And some fell on the stones, and when it was sprong vp, it withered away, because it lacked moystnesse.

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read κατέπεσεν (“fell”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἔπεσεν (“collapsed”).
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  • SBLGNT: κατέπεσεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κατέπεσεν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἔπεσεν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἕτερον κατέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν, καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ἰκμάδα.
RP2018
Καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν, καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη, διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ἰκμάδα.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν, καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη, διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ἰκμάδα.
SCR1894
και ετερον επεσεν επι την πετραν και φυεν εξηρανθη δια το μη εχειν ικμαδα

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  • Luke 8:13The 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.
  • Hebrews 3:7–8Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
  • Mark 4:5–6Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
  • Romans 2:4–5Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against…
  • Matthew 13:20–21The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly…
  • Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
  • Mark 4:16–17Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the…
  • Amos 6:12“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
  • Hebrews 3:15As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
  • Jeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
  • Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
  • Matthew 13:5–6Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

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