New King James Version
Luke 8:5
5“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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)“A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.
Context of Luke 8:5
3and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance. 4And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: “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. 6Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. 7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.
Read all of Luke 8Luke 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 is this: The seed is the word of God.
- Matthew 13:3Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow.
- Mark 4:2Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:
- Luke 8:12Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
- Hebrews 2:1Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
- James 1:23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
- Psalms 119:118You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceit is falsehood.
- Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
- Genesis 15:11And when the vultures 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
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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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