9And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?


In Context

6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered, because it lacked moisture.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundred-fold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?

10 And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Luke 8:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:9His disciples asked him what this parable meant.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:9And his disciples asked him saying, What may this parable be?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:9Then his disciples asked him, |What does this parable mean?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:9And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?