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 Cuza (Herod’s household manager), Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources. 4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them in a parable: “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it. 6Other seed fell on rock, and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• A sowerὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• A sowerσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• seedσπόροςsporos · seedG4703
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• asἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• someὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• someμένmen · on the other handG3303
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• byπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the way sideὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• it was trodden downκαταπατέωkatapateō · to trampleG2662
• the fowlsπετεινόςpeteinon · birdG4071
• of the airοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• devouredκατεσθίωkatesthiō · to devourG2719

Cross-references for Luke 8:5

• Luke 8:11“Now the parable means this: The seed is the word of God.
• Matthew 13:3He told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow.
• Mark 4:2He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:
• Luke 8:12Those along the path are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
• Hebrews 2:1Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
• James 1:23For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.
• Psalms 119:118You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.
• Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
• Genesis 15:11When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, 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