Luke 8:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And his disciples asked him, saying, What does this parable mean?

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  • Matt 13:10 : 10 And the disciples came to Him and asked, Why do You speak to them in parables?
  • Matt 13:18 : 18 Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.
  • Mark 4:10 : 10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parable.
  • Mark 4:34 : 34 But without a parable he did not speak to them, and when they were alone, he explained all things to his disciples.
  • Mark 7:17-18 : 17 And when he had entered a house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18 And he said to them, Are you also without understanding? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,
  • John 15:15 : 15 From now on I call you not servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • Matt 13:36 : 36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.
  • Matt 15:15 : 15 Then Peter answered and said to him, Explain to us this parable.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 Then shall we know, if we pursue to know the LORD: his coming is as certain as the morning; and he will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth.

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    8 But others fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

    9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

    10 And the disciples came to Him and asked, Why do You speak to them in parables?

    11 He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  • Luke 8:10-12
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    10 And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

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

    12 Those by the wayside are they that hear; then comes the devil, and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

  • Mark 4:8-13
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    8 And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.

    9 And he said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

    10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parable.

    11 And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

    12 that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

    13 And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?

  • Mark 7:17
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    17 And when he had entered a house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

  • Luke 8:7-8
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    7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

    8 And others fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. When he had said these things, he cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Luke 8:4-5
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    4 And when a large crowd had gathered together, and people were coming to him from every city, he spoke by a parable:

    5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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    21 And he said to them, How is it that you do not understand?

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    18 Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.

    19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

  • Matt 15:15-16
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    15 Then Peter answered and said to him, Explain to us this parable.

    16 And Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding?

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    36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.

    37 He answered, The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

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    18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

  • Matt 13:3-4
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    3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.

    4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

  • Luke 9:45
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    45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

  • Matt 13:13
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    13 This is why I speak to them in parables: Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30 And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

  • Mark 9:32
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    32 But they did not understand this saying and were afraid to ask him.

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    33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

    34 But without a parable he did not speak to them, and when they were alone, he explained all things to his disciples.

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    24 He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

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    6 This parable Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

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    20 And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

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    3 Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:

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    27 The owner's servants came to him and said, Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?

    28 He replied, An enemy did this. The servants asked him, Do you want us to go and pull them up?

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    9 Then he began to speak this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to tenant farmers, and went into a far country for a long time.

  • Mark 8:18
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    18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

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    14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude around them and the scribes disputing with them.

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    16 And he asked the scribes, What are you questioning with them?

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    16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29 And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig tree and all the trees;

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    15 But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

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    26 And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

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    3 And he spoke this parable to them, saying,