Berean Standard Bible
Luke 8:15
15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
Luke 8:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- New International Version (NIV)But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
Context of Luke 8:15
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. 14The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature. But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop. 16No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. 17For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
Read all of Luke 8Luke 8:15 word by word
τὸ δὲ ἐν τῇ καλῇ γῇ, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἵτινες ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον κατέχουσιν καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν ὑπομονῇ.¶Read the interlinear
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
- soilγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
- ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- thoseὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
- heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
- hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- cling toκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
- perseveringὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
- produce a cropκαρποφορέωkarpophoreō · to bear fruitG2592
Cross-references for Luke 8:15
- Luke 6:45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
- Deuteronomy 30:6The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
- Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Jeremiah 32:29And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.
- Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- Romans 7:18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
- Ephesians 2:8For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- James 1:16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
- 1 Peter 2:1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Job 23:11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
Commentaries on Luke 8:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15With patience - Rather, with perseverance. The Greek word ̔, which our translators render patience, properly signifies here, and in Romans 2:7, perseverance. The good ground, because it is good, strong and vigorous, continues to bear: bad or poor ground cannot produce a good crop, and besides it is very soon exhausted. The persons called the good ground in the text are filled with the power and influence of God, and therefore continue to bring forth…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-15Verses 4-15 See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-21Verses 4-21 There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, is a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by the word we hear; to take heed lest we hear…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-15The parable of the farmer scattering seed shows that people respond in different ways to the message of Jesus about God’s kingdom.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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