Luke 8:11

Etheridge Translation

But this is the parable: The seed is the word of Aloha.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“This is the meaning of the parable:

King James Version (1611)
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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

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

New American Standard Bible
"Now this is the parable: the seed is the word of God.

New Century Version
"This is what the story means: The seed is God's message.

Amplified Bible
"Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed is the word of God [concerning eternal salvation].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

Legacy Standard Bible
"Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

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

Contemporary English Version
This is what the story means: The seed is God's message,

Complete Jewish Bible
"The parable is this: the seed is God's message.

Darby Translation
But the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Easy-to-Read Version
"This is what the story means: The seed is God's teaching.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The parable is this, The seede is the worde of God.

George Lamsa Translation
This is the parable. The seed is the word of God.

Good News Translation
"This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God.

Lexham English Bible
Now the parable means this: the seed is the word of God,

Literal Translation
And this is the parable: The seed is the Word of God.

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

Bible in Basic English
Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

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

International Standard Version
"Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God's word.Matthew 13:18; Mark 4:14;">[xr]

Murdock Translation
But this is the similitude: The seed is the word of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The parable is this. The seede, is the worde of God.

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

Weymouth's New Testament
The meaning of the parable is as follows. The seed is God's Message.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And this is the parable.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

New English Translation
"Now the parable means this: The seed is the word of God.

New King James Version
Matthew 13:18-23; Mark 4:13-20">[xr] "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

New Living Translation
"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God's word.

New Life Bible
"This is what the picture-story means. The seed is the Word of God.

New Revised Standard
"Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now the parable, is this - The seed, is, the word of God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The similitude is this. The seede is ye worde of God.

Young's Literal Translation
`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This is the parable: The sede is the worde of God:

Mace New Testament (1729)
now the meaning of the parable is this: the seed sown signifies the word of God.

THE MESSAGE
"This story is about some of those people. The seed is the Word of God. The seeds on the road are those who hear the Word, but no sooner do they hear it than the Devil snatches it from them so they won't believe and be saved.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Jesus said, "This is what that story means. The farmer spreads God's good news to others.

Contextual Overview

⁴ And when a great multitude had assembled, and from all the cities had come to him, he discoursed in parables. ⁵ A sower went forth to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the road-side; and it was trodden down, and the fowl devoured it. ⁶ And other fell upon the rock; and it immediately sprang up, and, because it had no moisture, it withered. ⁷ And other fell among thorns, and they sprang up with it, and choked it. ⁸ And other fell into ground good and fair, and sprang up, and made fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these (words), he cried, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹ And his disciples asked him, What is (the signification of) this parable ? ¹⁰ But he said to them, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Aloha; but to those who are the rest in similitudes is it spoken; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand. ¹¹ But this is the parable: The seed is the word of Aloha. ¹² Now they by the road-side are they who hear the word; and the adversary cometh, and taketh up the word from their hearts, that they should not believe and be saved. ¹³ But those who fell upon the rock are those who, when they hear, with joy receive the word; yet root they have not, but for a time is their faith, and in the time of temptation they are offended.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The seed: Isaiah 8:20, Matthew 13:19, Mark 4:14-20, 1 Corinthians 3:6, 1 Corinthians 3:7, 1 Corinthians 3:9-12, James 1:21, 1 Peter 1:23-25

Reciprocal: Isaiah 55:11 - shall my Mark 2:2 - and he Mark 4:26 - as Luke 8:5 - sower John 17:17 - Sanctify Romans 10:17 - and hearing 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - the word of God Hebrews 4:12 - the word Hebrews 13:7 - word

Cross-References

Romans 10:15
Or how shall they preach if they are not sent ? As it is written, How beautiful the feet of them who evangelize peace, And who evangelize good things !

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23.