Luke 8:11

The Parable of the Sower Explained

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

Luke 8:11 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:11

Now the parable is this,
&c] "Or this is the sense of the parable", as the Arabic version renders it: "the seed is the word of God", the Gospel, as preached by Christ, his apostles, and faithful ministers, which has God for its author, is concerning the grace of God, and is what he blesses, and makes effectual to answer any good purpose.

Luke 8:11 In-Context

9 Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

10 So He said, "The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so that Looking they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. "

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

12 The seeds along the path are those who have heard. Then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

13 And the seeds on the rock are those who, when they hear, welcome the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and depart in a time of testing.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit But this is the parable: