# Luke 8.11

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.</span> 10. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.</span> (Luke 8:9-13, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 9. Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?” 10. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.</span> (Luke 8:9-13, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 9. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? 10. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Unto 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.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.</span> (Luke 8:9-13, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'</span> 10. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">'And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">'And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.</span> (Luke 8:9-13, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 8.5-18](/codex/luke-8-5-18/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3056 - logos](/codex/g3056-logos/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.