12Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
12And those beside the road are the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.
12Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.
12Those beside the road are the people who have heard; then the devil comes and takes the message [of God] away from their hearts, so that they will not believe [in Me as the Messiah] and be saved.
12The seeds 8:12 Literally the ones; also in verses 13, 14, and 15along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
12The seed on the path stands for God’s message in the hearts of those who hear. But then the devil comes. He takes away the message from their hearts. He does it so they won’t believe. Then they can’t be saved.