Luke 8:13 New English Translation
13 Those[a] on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while,[b] but[c] in a time of testing[d] fall away.[e]
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- Luke 8:13 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Luke 8:13 sn This time of temporary faith represented by the description believe for a while is presented rather tragically in the passage. The seed does not get a chance to do all it can.
- Luke 8:13 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
- Luke 8:13 tn Traditionally, “temptation.” Such a translation puts the emphasis on temptation to sin rather than testing of faith, which is what the context seems to indicate.
- Luke 8:13 sn Fall away. On the idea of falling away and the warnings against it, see 2 Tim 3:1; Heb 3:12; Jer 3:14; Dan 9:9.
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