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

3Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples. 4One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him: “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. 6Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture. 7Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants.

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“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word.
• Matthew 13:3He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds.
• Mark 4:2He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
• Luke 8:12The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved.
• Hebrews 2:1So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
• James 1:23For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.
• Psalms 119:118But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. They are only fooling themselves.
• Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
• Genesis 15:11Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased 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