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

3and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who were contributing to their support out of their private means. 4When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable: “The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up. 6Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

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

• “The sowerσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• his seedσπόροςsporos · seedG4703
• someὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• besideπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the roadὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• and it was trampledκαταπατέωkatapateō · to trampleG2662
• and the birdsπετεινόςpeteinon · birdG4071
• airοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• ateκατεσθίωkatesthiō · to devourG2719

Cross-references for Luke 8:5

• Luke 8:11“Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.
• Matthew 13:3And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;
• Mark 4:2And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
• Luke 8:12Those 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.
• Hebrews 2:1For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
• James 1:23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;
• Psalms 119:118You have rejected all those who wander from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is useless.
• Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
• Genesis 15:11The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and 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