Luke 8:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 Then his disciples asked him what the meaning of this parable might be. 10 He answered, “Knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been granted to you; but to the rest, they are made known through parables so that ‘they may look but not see, and hear but not understand.’(A)
The Parable of the Sower Explained.[a] 11 (B)“This is the meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of God.(C)
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- 8:11–15 On the interpretation of the parable of the sower, see note on Mt 13:18–23.
Luke 8:9-11
New King James Version
The Purpose of Parables(A)
9 (B)Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”
10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
(C)‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’
The Parable of the Sower Explained(D)
11 (E)“Now the parable is this: The seed is the (F)word of God.
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- Luke 8:10 secret or hidden truths
Luke 8:9-11
English Standard Version
The Purpose of the Parables
9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, (A)“To you it has been given to know (B)the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so (C)that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ 11 (D)Now the parable is this: The seed is (E)the word of God.
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