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


In Context

8 Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times.| As he said these things, he called out, |He who has ears to hear, let him hear!|

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

10 He said, |To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest 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.

12 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

Luke 8:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:11"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11But the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11'And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.