Berean Standard Bible
Luke 8:4-18
4WhileδὲdeG1161a largeπολλοῦpollouG4183crowdὄχλουochlouG3793was gatheringΣυνιόντοςSuniontosG4896andκαὶkaiG2532peopleτῶνtōnG3588were comingἐπιπορευομένωνepiporeuomenōnG1975toπρὸςprosG4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846from town after townκατὰ πόλινkata polinG2596G4172,He toldεἶπενeipenG2036themδιὰdiaG1223thisparableπαραβολῆς·parabolēsG3850:
5ὁhoG3588“A farmerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831τοῦtouG3588to sowσπεῖραιspeiraiG4687hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὸνtonG3588seedσπόρονsporonG4703.AndκαὶkaiG2532asἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588was sowingσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someὃhoG3739seedμὲνmenG3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098alongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδὸνhodonG3598,whereκαὶkaiG2532it was trampledκατεπατήθη,katepatēthēG2662,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719itαὐτό.autoG846.
8StillκαὶkaiG2532otherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098onεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18soilγῆνgēnG1093, whereκαὶkaiG2532it sprang upφυὲνphuenG5453andproducedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590—a hundredfoldἑκατονταπλασίονα.hekatontaplasionaG1542.”As Jesus saidλέγωνlegōnG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,He called outἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455, “He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”
10δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588He repliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “The knowledgeγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097of theτὰtaG3588mysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316has been givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to youὑμῖνhuminG4771,butδὲdeG1161toτοῖςtoisG3588othersλοιποῖςloipoisG3062I speakinἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,so thatἵναinaG2443, ‘thoughseeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991,they may not seeμὴ βλέπωσινmē blepōsinG3361G991καὶkaiG2532; thoughhearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191,they may not understandμὴ συνιῶσιν.mē suniōsinG3361G4920.’
12δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588seedsalongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδόνhodonG3598areεἰσινeisinG1510those whoοἱhoiG3588hearἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191, butεἶταeitaG1534theὁhoG3588devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532takes awayαἴρειaireiG142theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056fromἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῆςtēsG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,so thatἵναinaG2443they may not believeμὴ πιστεύσαντεςmē pisteusantesG3361G4100andbe savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.
13δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588seedsonἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588rocky groundπέτρας,petrasG4073arethose whoοἳhoiG3739ὅτανhotanG3752hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον·logonG3056andreceive itδέχονταιdechontaiG1209withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,butκαὶkaiG2532theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491. TheyοἳhoiG3739believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100forπρὸςprosG4314a seasonκαιρὸνkaironG2540, butκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thetimeκαιρῷkairōG2540of testingπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986,they fall awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.
14δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588seeds thatfellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173οὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510those whoοἱhoiG3588hearἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191, butκαὶkaiG2532as they go on their wayπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198,they are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846byὑπὸhupoG5259theworriesμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308καὶkaiG2532,richesπλούτουploutouG4149,andκαὶkaiG2532pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237ofτοῦtouG3588thislifeβίουbiouG979,andκαὶkaiG2532their fruit does not matureοὐ τελεσφοροῦσιν.ou telesphorousinG3756G5052.
15ButδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588seedsonἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588goodκαλῇkalēaG2570soilγῇ,gēaG1093οὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510thoseοἵτινεςoitinesG3748withἐνenG1722a nobleκαλῇkalēaG2570andκαὶkaiG2532goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, whohearἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056,cling toκατέχουσινkatechousinG2722it,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722perseveringὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281produce a cropκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592.
16δὲdeG1161No oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762lightsἅψαςhapsasG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088andcoversκαλύπτειkalupteiG2572itαὐτὸνautonG846with a jarσκεύειskeueiG4632orἢēG2228putsτίθησιν,tithēsinG5087itunderὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270a bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,he setsτίθησινtithēsinG5087itonἐπὶepiG1909a standλυχνίαςluchniasG3087,soἵναinaG2443those whoοἱhoiG3588enterεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531can seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991theτὸtoG3588lightφῶς.phōsG5457.
17ForγάρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐouG3756hiddenκρυπτὸνkruptonG2927thatὃhoG3739will not beοὐ γενήσεται,ou genēsetaiG3756G1096disclosedφανερὸνphaneronG5318, andnothingοὐδὲoudeG3761concealedἀπόκρυφονapokruphonG614thatὃhoG3739will not be made knownοὐ μὴ γνωσθῇou mē gnōsthēaG3756G3361G1097andκαὶkaiG2532broughtἔλθῃ.¶elthēG2064toεἰςeisG1519lightφανερὸνphaneronG5318.
18Pay attentionΒλέπετεBlepeteG991,thereforeοὖνounG3767,to howπῶςpōsG4459you listenἀκούετε·akoueteG191γὰρgarG1063.Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302hasἔχῃ,echēG2192will be givenδοθήσεται αὐτῷ,dothēsetai autōG846G1325more, butκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302does not haveμὴ ἔχῃ,mē echēG3361G2192,evenκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739he thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he hasἔχεινecheinG2192will be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.”
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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