Luke 8:12

Luke · New Testament · Chapter 8

“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

What Does Luke 8:12 Mean?

Luke 8:12 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 8, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to Luke 8:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Mark 16:16“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”2 Thessalonians 2:9“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“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.”Proverbs 4:5“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”James 1:23“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 1:29“For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:”Isaiah 65:11“But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.”Luke 8:5“A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.”Mark 4:4“And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.”John 11:48“If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”Zechariah 7:12“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.”

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