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href="/bsb/luke/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/luke/8.htm">New International Version</a> But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. <a href="/nlt/luke/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest. <a href="/esv/luke/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. <a href="/bsb/luke/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop. <a href="/blb/luke/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And that in the good soil, these are those who, having heard the word, keep it in a worthy and good heart and bring forth fruit by perseverance. <a href="/kjv/luke/8.htm">King James Bible</a> But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. <a href="/nkjv/luke/8.htm">New King James Version</a> But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience. <a href="/nasb_/luke/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with perseverance. <a href="/nasb/luke/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. <a href="/nasb77/luke/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. <a href="/lsb/luke/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. <a href="/amp/luke/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But as for that seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and noble heart, and hold on to it tightly, and bear fruit with patience. <a href="/csb/luke/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, produce fruit. <a href="/hcsb/luke/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit. <a href="/asv/luke/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. <a href="/cev/luke/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Those seeds that fell on good ground are the people who listen to the message and keep it in good and honest hearts. They last and produce a harvest. <a href="/erv/luke/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. <a href="/gwt/luke/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The seeds that were planted on good ground are people who also hear the word. But they keep it in their good and honest hearts and produce what is good despite what life may bring. <a href="/gnt/luke/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit. <a href="/isv/luke/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> But the ones on the good soil are the people who hear the word but also hold on to it with good and honest hearts, producing a crop through endurance." <a href="/msb/luke/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop. <a href="/net/luke/8.htm">NET Bible</a> But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance. <a href="/nheb/luke/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience. <a href="/wbt/luke/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. <a href="/wey/luke/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But as for that in the good ground, it means those who, having listened to the Message with open minds and in a right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return. <a href="/web/luke/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Those in the good ground, these are those who with an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produce fruit with perseverance. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And that in the good ground: these are they who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, retain [it], and bear fruit in continuance. <a href="/blb/luke/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And that in the good soil, these are those who, having heard the word, keep it in a worthy and good heart and bring forth fruit by perseverance. <a href="/ylt/luke/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain it, and bear fruit in continuance. <a href="/slt/luke/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And that in the good earth, they are they which, in a fair and good heart, having heard, keep the word, and bring forth fruit with patience.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience. <a href="/cpdv/luke/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But those which were on good soil are those who, upon hearing the word with a good and noble heart, retain it, and they bring forth fruit in patience. <a href="/nabre/luke/8.htm">New American Bible</a> But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patient endurance.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But that in good soil, these are those who hear the word with pure and good heart, and keep it, and bear fruit with patience. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “But these which are on the good ground are those who hear the word with a pure and good heart, and they hold onto it and they yield fruit with patience.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But that on the good ground are those who, in a good and honest heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.<CM> <a href="/godbey/luke/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And that which is in the good ground, are those whosoever hearing the word in a beautiful and good heart, retain it, and bring forth fruit with patience.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But that on the good ground are they who having heard the word, retain it in a heart excellent and good, and bring forth fruit with patience.<CM> <a href="/mace/luke/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but by the good ground is meant such persons as have received the doctrine with simplicity and sincerity, abide by it, and practise it with perseverance. <a href="/wey/luke/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But as for that in the good ground, it means those who, having listened to the Message with open minds and in a right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return. <a href="/worrell/luke/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"And that in the good ground, these are such as, in a good and honest heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with patience.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>But that on the good ground, are those who having heard the word, retain <Fr>it<FR> in a good and honest heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/8-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=3117" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/8.htm">The Parable of the Sower</a> …14The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature. 15<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: To (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the seeds</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: kalē (Adj-DFS) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">good</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gē (N-DFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">soil</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtoi (DPro-NMP) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hoitines (RelPro-NMP) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. ">those</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: kalē (Adj-DFS) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">a noble</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/18.htm" title="18: agathē (Adj-DFS) -- A primary word; good.">good</a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardia (N-DFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">heart,</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akousantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">who hear</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logon (N-AMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">word,</a> <a href="/greek/2722.htm" title="2722: katechousin (V-PIA-3P) -- From kata and echo; to hold down, in various applications.">cling to it,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">by</a> <a href="/greek/5281.htm" title="5281: hypomonē (N-DFS) -- Endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for. From hupomeno; cheerful endurance, constancy.">persevering</a> <a href="/greek/2592.htm" title="2592: karpophorousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To bear fruit. From karpophoros; to be fertile.">produce a crop.</a> 16No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Matthew 13:23</a> But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.” <a href="/mark/4-20.htm">Mark 4:20</a> Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.” <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a> Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ... <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. <a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a> so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, <a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">Hebrews 10:36</a> You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. <a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Romans 7:4</a> Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. <a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a> filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. <a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm">2 Peter 1:5-8</a> For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; / and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; / and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. ... <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1-3</a> Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. / But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. / He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a> For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a> But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a> I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a> Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.in an.<a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Luke 6:45</a> A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.<a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.<a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a> Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.keep.<a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a> But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<a href="/job/23-11.htm">Job 23:11,12</a> My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined… <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1-3</a> Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful… bring.<a href="/matthew/24-13.htm">Matthew 24:13</a> But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.<a href="/romans/2-7.htm">Romans 2:7</a> To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:<a href="/romans/6-22.htm">Romans 6:22</a> But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/8-14.htm">Anxieties</a> <a href="/luke/6-44.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/luke/6-47.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/luke/5-36.htm">Fast</a> <a 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href="/romans/12-12.htm">Persevering</a> <a href="/luke/12-18.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/luke/9-10.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/john/20-23.htm">Retain</a> <a href="/luke/13-19.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/john/1-26.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/john/19-2.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Tightly</a> <a href="/luke/8-27.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/13-13.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/luke/11-34.htm">True.</a> <a href="/luke/8-39.htm">Way</a> <a href="/luke/12-18.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/luke/8-21.htm">Word</a> <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">Yield</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 8</div>1. <a href="/luke/8-1.htm">Women minister unto Jesus of their own means.</a> 4. <a href="/luke/8-4.htm">Jesus, after he had preached from place to place,</a> 9. <a href="/luke/8-9.htm">explains the parable of the sower,</a> 16. <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">and the candle;</a> 19. <a href="/luke/8-19.htm">declares who are his mother, and brothers;</a> 22. <a href="/luke/8-22.htm">rebukes the winds;</a> 26. <a href="/luke/8-26.htm">casts the legion of demons out of the man into the herd of pigs;</a> 37. <a href="/luke/8-37.htm">is rejected by the Gadarenes;</a> 43. <a href="/luke/8-43.htm">heals the woman of her bleeding;</a> 49. <a href="/luke/8-49.htm">and raises Jairus's daughter from death.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div 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God. The "good soil" symbolizes those who are receptive and prepared to receive the gospel. In the agricultural context of ancient Israel, good soil was crucial for a successful harvest, emphasizing the importance of a heart ready to accept divine truth. This imagery is consistent with Old Testament references to fruitful land, such as in <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, where the righteous are likened to a tree planted by streams of water.are those with a noble and good heart A "noble and good heart" indicates a person whose inner character is aligned with God's righteousness. This echoes the biblical theme of the heart as the center of moral and spiritual life (<a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>). The Greek words used here suggest integrity and moral excellence, qualities that are essential for true discipleship. This aligns with the Beatitudes in <a href="/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5</a>, where Jesus describes the blessed as those pure in heart.who hear the word Hearing the word implies not just auditory reception but an understanding and acceptance of the gospel message. In the Jewish tradition, hearing is often linked with obedience, as seen in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>). This phrase underscores the importance of being attentive and responsive to God's voice, as emphasized in <a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a>, where faith comes from hearing the message of Christ.cling to it To "cling to it" suggests a steadfast commitment to the teachings of Jesus. This perseverance is a recurring theme in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to hold fast to their faith amidst trials (<a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a>). The imagery of clinging implies a deep-rooted attachment, similar to the vine and branches metaphor in <a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4-5</a>, where abiding in Christ is essential for spiritual fruitfulness.and by persevering produce a crop Perseverance is key to spiritual growth and maturity. The crop represents the visible evidence of a transformed life, characterized by the fruits of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>). This outcome is not immediate but requires ongoing faithfulness and endurance, reflecting the biblical principle that true faith is demonstrated through works (<a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>). The harvest imagery also connects to eschatological themes, where the final gathering of believers is likened to a harvest (<a href="/matthew/13-39.htm">Matthew 13:39</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of the parable, teaching His disciples and the crowd about the Kingdom of God through the Parable of the Sower. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The primary audience of Jesus' teaching, who are being instructed on the nature of true discipleship and the Kingdom. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> The larger group of listeners who hear Jesus' parables, representing various responses to His message. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sower.htm">The Sower</a> Symbolic of Jesus or anyone who spreads the Word of God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_good_soil.htm">The Good Soil</a> Represents those who receive the Word with a noble and good heart, leading to spiritual fruitfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_condition_of_the_heart.htm">The Condition of the Heart</a> The "noble and good heart" is crucial for receiving and nurturing the Word of God. Reflect on the state of your heart and its openness to God's Word. <a href="/topical/h/hearing_and_clinging_to_the_word.htm">Hearing and Clinging to the Word</a> True discipleship involves not just hearing the Word but holding fast to it. Consider how you can actively cling to God's teachings in your daily life. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a> Spiritual fruitfulness requires perseverance. Evaluate areas in your life where you need to persist in faith despite challenges. <a href="/topical/p/producing_a_crop.htm">Producing a Crop</a> The ultimate goal of receiving the Word is to produce a spiritual harvest. Identify ways you can bear fruit in your community and personal life. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_sower.htm">The Role of the Sower</a> As followers of Christ, we are also called to sow the Word. Think about how you can share the Gospel with others effectively.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) In an honest and good heart.--The Greek for "honest" has a somewhat higher meaning than that which now attaches to the English, and may be better expressed by noble or honourable. The two adjectives were frequently joined together by Greek ethical writers (kalok'agathos), the nobly-good, and so applied to the best forms of an aristocracy, or claimed by those who professed to represent it, to express the highest ideal of moral excellence.With patience.--Better, with perseverance, or steadfastness. The word implies something more vigorous than the passive submission which we commonly associate with "patience." The thought is the same as in "he that endureth to the end" (<a href="/matthew/10-22.htm" title="And you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.">Matthew 10:22</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-13.htm" title="But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.">Matthew 24:13</a>), but the noun does not occur in the other Gospels. It occurs thirteen times in St. Paul's Epistles.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the Word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. In this portraiture of the fourth class of our Lord's great life-picture of hearers of and inquirers concerning religion, the Greek words rendered in the Authorized Version "honest" and "good" ("in an honest and good heart ") were words well known and in familiar use among the widely spread Greek-speaking peoples for whom especially St. Luke's Gospel was compiled. Professor Bruce ('Parabolic Teaching of Christ,' ch. 1.) remarks that "the man who united the two qualities expressed by the term 'honest' (better rendered 'noble') and 'good,' represented the beau-ideal of manhood. He was one whose aim was noble, and who was generously devoted to his aim. The expression rendered 'honest' (better translated 'noble,' καλός) has reference to aims or chief ends, and describes one whose mind is raised above moral vulgarity, and is bent, not on money-making and such low pursuits, but on the attainment of wisdom, holiness, and righteousness. The epithet rendered 'good' (ἀγαθός) denotes generous self-abandonment in the prosecution of lofty ends; large-heartedness, magnanimous, overflowing devotion." Mary of Bethany, with her devoted love and her generous friendship; the centurion Cornelius, with his fervent piety and his noble generosity towards a despised and hated race; Barnabas, with his splendid liberality, his utter absence of care for self, his bright, loving trust in human nature, his true charity, "bearing all things, hoping all things;" - are good examples, drawn from different sexes and from varied races, and out of diverse paths of life, of these true inquirers, who not only hear the Word, but keep it. <a href="/commentaries/luke/8-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. the [seeds] Τὸ (To) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. good καλῇ (kalē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. soil γῇ (gē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. are εἰσιν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. those οἵτινες (hoitines) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3748.htm">Strong's 3748: </a> Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a noble καλῇ (kalē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. good ἀγαθῇ (agathē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_18.htm">Strong's 18: </a> A primary word; 'good'. heart, καρδίᾳ (kardia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. [who] hear ἀκούσαντες (akousantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. word, λόγον (logon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. cling to [it], κατέχουσιν (katechousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2722.htm">Strong's 2722: </a> From kata and echo; to hold down, in various applications. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. by ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. persevering ὑπομονῇ (hypomonē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5281.htm">Strong's 5281: </a> Endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for. From hupomeno; cheerful endurance, constancy. produce a crop. καρποφοροῦσιν (karpophorousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2592.htm">Strong's 2592: </a> To bear fruit. 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