Luke 8:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Luke 8:11 Mean?
Now Jesus interprets the story, and one sentence unlocks it all: the seed is the word of God. Everything else in the parable, the path, the rock, the thorns, the good ground, describes the hearts that receive it.
Seed looks small and unimpressive, dry in the hand, yet it carries life enough to fill a field. So it is with the word of God: its power lies not in the eloquence of the one who scatters it but in the life God has placed within it. The word does not need improving, only planting. The variable in the parable is never the seed; it is always the soil.
Luke 8:11 in the Original Language
logos (λόγος), 'word' -- speech that carries the mind and purpose of the speaker.
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What does Luke 8:11 mean?
Jesus begins the interpretation: the seed is the word of God.