Luke 8:9-11
New King James Version
The Purpose of Parables(A)
9 (B)Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”
10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
(C)‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’
The Parable of the Sower Explained(D)
11 (E)“Now the parable is this: The seed is the (F)word of God.
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- Luke 8:10 secret or hidden truths
Luke 8:9-11
New International Version
9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you,(A) but to others I speak in parables, so that,
11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.(C)
Footnotes
- Luke 8:10 Isaiah 6:9
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