Luke 8:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 8:1224 words
οἱhoithe
δὲdeand / but
παρὰparaabove, against, among
τὴνtēnthe
ὁδόνhodonjourney, (high-)way
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
οἱhoithe
ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshear
εἶταeitaafter that(-ward), furthermore, then
ἔρχεταιerchetaicome / go
ὁhothe
διάβολοςdiabolosfalse
accuser, devil, slanderer
καὶkaiand / also
αἴρειaireitake up
τὸνtonthe
λόγονlogonword / message
ἀπὸapofrom
τῆςtēsthe
καρδίαςkardiasheart
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μὴmēnot
πιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesbelieve
σωθῶσινsōthōsinheal, preserve, save (self)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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