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Berean Standard Bible

“The 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.”

Luke 8:13

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In the parable of the sower, Jesus describes four kinds of soil. The second is rocky ground where seed grows quickly but does not last.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

King James Version (KJV)

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And those on the rock [are] they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y los de sobre la piedra, son los que habiendo oído, reciben la palabra con gozo; mas éstos no tienen raíces; que á tiempo creen, y en el tiempo de la tentación se apartan.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

La que cayó sobre las piedras representa a los que oyen la palabra y la reciben con alegría, pero como no tienen raíz, creen por un tiempo y después se apartan cuando llega la prueba.

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