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Luke 8:10-12
New Testament for Everyone
Luke 8:10-12
New Testament for Everyone
10 “You are being let in on the secrets of God’s kingdom,” he said, “but to the rest it happens in parables, so that ‘they may see but not perceive, and hear but not understand.’
11 “This is the parable: the seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the roadside are people who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they won’t believe it and be saved.
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Luke 8:10-12
New International Version
Luke 8:10-12
New International Version
10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you,(A) but to others I speak in parables, so that,
11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.(C) 12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
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- Luke 8:10 Isaiah 6:9
Luke 8:10-12
New King James Version
Luke 8:10-12
New King James Version
10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
(A)‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’
The Parable of the Sower Explained(B)
11 (C)“Now the parable is this: The seed is the (D)word of God. 12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
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- Luke 8:10 secret or hidden truths
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