Luke 8:12-14

Lexham English Bible

¹² and those beside the path are the ones who have heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and^[a] be saved. ¹³ And those on the rock are those who receive the word with joy when they hear it,^[b] and these do not have enough root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away. ¹⁴ And the seed that fell into the thorn plants—these are the ones who hear and as they^[c] go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.