New American Standard Bible 2020
Luke 8:4-18
5“The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentG1831outG1831to sowσπεῖραιspeiraiG4687his seedσπόρονsporonG4703;and as he sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739G3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598,and it was trampledG2662underfootG2662,and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772ateG2719it upG2719.
8And yetotherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098into the goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18soilγῆνgēnG1093,and grewG5453upG5453,and producedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590a hundredG1542timesG1542asG1542muchG1542.”As He saidλέγωνlegōnG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He would callἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455outG5455, “The one who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”
10And He saidG3004, “To you it has been grantedδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097themysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,but to the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062they are toldin parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443while seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they may not seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991, andwhile hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they may not understandσυνιῶσιν.suniōsinG4920.
12And thoseG3588besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόνhodonG3598are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,thenεἶταeitaG1534the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3056from their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,soG2443thatG2443they will not believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100and be savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.
13Those on the rockyπέτρας,petrasG4073soil arethe ones whoG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209the wordλόγον·logonG3056with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479; and yettheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778do not haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192a firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491;they believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100for a whileκαιρὸνkaironG2540,and in a timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986theyfallG868awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.
14And the seedwhich fellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,and as they goG4198onG4198their wayG4198they are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846by worriesμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308,richesπλούτουploutouG4149,and pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237of thislifeβίουbiouG979,and they bringG5052noοὐouG3756fruitG5052toG5052maturityG5052.
15But the seedin the goodκαλῇkalēaG2570soilγῇ,gēaG1093,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056with a goodκαλῇkalēaG2570and virtuousἀγαθῇagathēaG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,and holdG2722it firmlyG2722,and produceG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withperseveranceὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281.
16“NowδὲdeG1161noG3762oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762lightsἅψαςhapsasG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088and coversκαλύπτειkalupteiG2572it over with a containerσκεύειskeueiG4632,orἢēG2228putsτίθησιν,tithēsinG5087it underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270a bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825;but he putsτίθησινtithēsinG5087it on a lampstandλυχνίαςluchniasG3087soἵναinaG2443thatG2443thoseG3588who comeG1531inG1531may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991the lightφῶς.phōsG5457.
18SoοὖνounG3767takeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991careG991howπῶςpōsG4459you listenἀκούετε·akoueteG191;for whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302hasἔχῃ,echēG2192, to him morewill be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302does not haveἔχῃ,echēG2192,evenG2532whatὃhoG3739hethinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he hasἔχεινecheinG2192will be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142from him.”
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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