Luke 8:11

Luke 8:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
• New International Version (NIV)“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Context of Luke 8:11

9His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant. 10And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. “Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God. 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. 13Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

Luke 8:11 word by word

ἔστιν δὲ αὕτη ἡ παραβολή· ὁ σπόρος ἐστὶν ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

• “Nowδέde · thenG1161
• is thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the seedσπόροςsporos · seedG4703
• is the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 8:11

• Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
• Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
• Mark 4:14The sower sows the word.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
• James 1:21Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.
• 1 Peter 1:23for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

Commentaries on Luke 8:11

• 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. 11the seed is the word of God: This means Jesus is preaching the good news about God's kingdom.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:11

• Agriculture
• Character
• Converts
• Hearers
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Word of God

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• God
• Word of God
• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

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