Luke 8:9

Modern

Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

Traditional

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

Literal

And His disciples were asking Him, “What may this parable be?”

Latin

Interrogabant autem eum discipuli ejus, quæ esset hæc parabola.

Greek

English

Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

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

Mark 4:10
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
Matthew 13:10
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
Matthew 13:18
Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
Hosea 6:3
So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
Matthew 15:15
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Mark 7:17–18
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
Mark 4:34
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.