And other seed fell in the midst of the thorn plants, and the thorn plants grew up with it[a] and[b] choked it. And other seed fell on the good soil, and when it[c] came up, it produced a hundred times as much grain.” As he[d] said these things, he called out, “The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

The Reason for the Parables

And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 8:7 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Luke 8:7 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“grew up with”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 8:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came up”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Luke 8:8 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“said”) which is understood as temporal