Luke 8:5

Luke 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
• New International Version (NIV)“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

Context of Luke 8:5

3Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means. 4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

Luke 8:5 word by word

ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπεῖραι τὸν σπόρον αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐν τῷ σπείρειν αὐτὸν ὃ μὲν ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν καὶ κατεπατήθη, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατέφαγεν αὐτό.Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• A farmerσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• seedσπόροςsporos · seedG4703
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• asἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• someὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• alongπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• pathὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• it was trampledκαταπατέωkatapateō · to trampleG2662
• birdsπετεινόςpeteinon · birdG4071
• airοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• devouredκατεσθίωkatesthiō · to devourG2719

Cross-references for Luke 8:5

• Luke 8:11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
• Matthew 13:3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
• Mark 4:2And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
• Luke 8:12The seeds along 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.
• Hebrews 2:1We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
• James 1:23For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
• Psalms 119:118You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
• Matthew 5:13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
• Genesis 15:11And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Commentaries on Luke 8:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5A sower went out to sow - See all this parable largely explained on Matthew 13:1-23 (note).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. 5A farmer would scatter seed and then plow it into the soil. The seed that fell on a walking path did not remain in the soil, so it was stepped on and eaten by birds.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:5

• Agriculture
• Character
• Converts
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Sower
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• As
• Birds
• Fowl
• Jesus Christ

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