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Luke 8:9
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7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.
8 But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded1 a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, a“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”  

The Purpose of Parables

9 aThen His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”  
10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the1 mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
a‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’  

The Parable of the Sower Explained

11 a“Now the parable is this: The seed is the bword of God.  
12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of1 temptation fall away.  
14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, ariches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.  
15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with apatience.  

The Parable of the Revealed Light

16 a“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the blight.  
17 aFor nothing is secret that will not be brevealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.  
Verse Comparison: Luke 8:9

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American Standard Version
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

Amplified® Bible
And when His disciples asked Him the meaning of this parable,

Contemporary English Version
Jesus' disciples asked him what the story meant.

Darby English Version
And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?

Good News Bible
His disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant,

International Standard Version
Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.

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

New American Standard Bible
His disciples {began} questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

New International Version
His disciples asked him what this parable meant.

New King James Version
Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

Young's Literal Translation
And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'


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