Luke 8:10
And he said: To 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.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
9And his disciples asked him, what this parable was.
11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Cross References
Matthew 13:11And he answering said to them: To you it is given[13:11] to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.
Mark 4:11And he said to them: To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are without, all things are done in parables;
John 12:40He has blinded their eyes, And has hardened their heart; That they should not see with their eyes, And understand with their heart, And turn, and I should heal them.
Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22
The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →