Luke 8:11

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.

Latin

Est autem hæc parabola: Semen est verbum Dei.

Greek

English

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

the seed is the word of God: This means Jesus is preaching the good news about God's kingdom.

The parable of the farmer scattering seed shows that people respond in different ways to the message of Jesus about God’s kingdom.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Peter 1:23–25
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Mark 4:14–20
The farmer sows the word.
Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
James 1:21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
1 Corinthians 3:6–7
I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
1 Corinthians 3:9–12
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.