Luke 8:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

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  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
  • Mark 4:14-20 : 14 The seed is the word. 15 And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them. 16 And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy; 17 And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts. 18 And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word, 19 And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit. 20 And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.
  • 1 Pet 1:23-25 : 23 Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God. 24 For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead: 25 But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.
  • 1 Cor 3:6-7 : 6 I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase. 7 So then the planter is nothing, and the waterer is nothing; but God who gives the increase.
  • 1 Cor 3:9-9 : 9 For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building. 10 In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it. 11 For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ. 12 But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 8:5-10
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    85%

    5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

    6 And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

    7 And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.

    8 And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

    9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

    10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

  • Mark 4:13-15
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    13 And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

    14 The seed is the word.

    15 And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

  • Luke 8:12-15
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    12 Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

    13 And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

    14 And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

    15 And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

  • Matt 13:18-25
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    82%

    18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

    19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

    20 And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

    21 But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

    22 And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.

    23 And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

    24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

    25 But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

  • Mark 4:26
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    26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

  • Matt 13:3-5
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    3 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

    4 And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

    5 And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

  • Mark 4:3-9
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    3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:

    4 And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

    5 And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

    6 And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

    7 And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

    8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

    9 And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

  • Mark 4:17-18
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    78%

    17 And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

    18 And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,

  • Matt 13:31-32
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    31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:

    32 Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.

  • Matt 13:37-38
    2 verses
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    37 And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

    38 And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;

  • Mark 4:30-33
    4 verses
    77%

    30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

    31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

    32 But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

    33 And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

  • Matt 13:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7 And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:

    8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

    9 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 13:19-20
    2 verses
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    19 It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.

    20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?

  • Mark 4:11
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    11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

  • Mark 4:20
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    20 And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile: