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Luke 8:12

In Luke 8 of Luke.

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having heard” (ἀκούσαντες,) before then here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “hearing” (ἀκούοντες) before then here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeThoseδέconjunction — “Those”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Thoseπαρὰparabyπαράpreposition — “by”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.byτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδόνhodonway sideὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “way side”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.the way sideεἰσινeisinareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκούσαντεςakousantesthey that hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they that hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.they that hearεἶταeitathenεἶταadverb — “then”G1534then, thereafter, next (marking a fresh stage); therefore, then, furthermore.This verse uses “then”.thenἔρχεταιerchetaicomethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.comethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.διάβολοςdiabolosdevilδιάβολοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “devil”, the subject formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.the devilκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἴρειaireitaketh awayαἴρω (airō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “taketh away”, an ongoing or repeated actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.taketh awayτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordἀπὸapoout ofἀπόpreposition — “out of”G575from, away from.out ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hearts”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἵναhinalestἵναconjunction — “lest”G2443in order that, so that.lestμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesthey should believeπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they should believe”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.they should believeσωθῶσινsōthōsinand be savedσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “and be saved”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.and be saved

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀκούοντεςakouontesthey that hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they that hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Young’s Literal Translation

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

World English Bible

Those along the road are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart , that they may not believe and be saved .

Darby Translation

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

Douay-Rheims

And they by the way side are they that hear; then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.

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