Luke

Luke 8:13

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.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	Οἱ	Hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
rocky ground	πέτρας	petras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4073 rock
those who	οἳ	hoi	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
hear	ἀκούσωσιν	akousōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
word	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
receive it	δέχονται	dechontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
joy	χαρᾶς	charas	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5479 joy, gladness
but	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
have	ἔχουσιν	echousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
root	ῥίζαν	rhizan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4491 a root, that which comes from the root
believe	πιστεύουσιν	pisteuousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4100 I believe, have faith in
for	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
a season	καιρὸν	kairon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
time	καιρῷ	kairō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time
of testing	πειρασμοῦ	peirasmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3986 trial, testing, temptation
they fall away	ἀφίστανται	aphistantai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G868 I lead away, seduce, depart, abstain from

Cross-references

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Hosea 6:4 · John 5:35 · Proverbs 12:12 · 2 Peter 2:22 · Ezekiel 33:32 · Jude 1:12 · 1 Corinthians 15:2 · Ephesians 3:17 · Galatians 3:4 · 2 Peter 2:20 · Galatians 3:1 · Isaiah 58:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.