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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />His disciples asked him what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />His disciples asked him what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And His disciples were asking Him, "What does this parable mean?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now His disciples <i>began</i> asking Him what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And His disciples <i>began</i> questioning Him as to what this parable might be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And His disciples <i>began</i> questioning Him as to what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now His disciples <i>began</i> asking Him what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then His disciples asked Him, &#8220What does this parable mean?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus' disciples asked him what the story meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His disciples asked him what this story meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />His disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And His disciples were questioning Him, saying, “What may this allegory be?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And His disciples were asking Him, "What does this parable mean?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And his disciples asked him, saying, What may this parable be?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might mean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then his disciples asked him what the meaning of this parable might be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And his disciples asked him, What is this parable?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And his disciples asked him, “What is this parable?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And the disciples asked him, saying: What does this parable mean?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And His disciples asked Him saying, What might this parable be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then his disciples asked him, saying. What might this parable mean?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />But his disciples having ask'd him the meaning of this parable;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And His disciples were asking Him, what this parable might be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And his disciples asked Him, what might be <i>the meaning of</i> this parable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/8-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=3053" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/8.htm">The Parable of the Sower</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/1905.htm" title="1905: Epērōtōn (V-IIA-3P) -- To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.">asked</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Tis (IPro-NFS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">what</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: hautē (DPro-NFS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3850.htm" title="3850: parabolē (N-NFS) -- From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.">parable</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eiē (V-POA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">meant.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">10</span>He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-10.htm">Matthew 13:10-11</a></span><br />Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?” / He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-10.htm">Mark 4:10-11</a></span><br />As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable. / He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a></span><br />This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-33.htm">Mark 4:33-34</a></span><br />With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand. / He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-25.htm">John 16:25</a></span><br />I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25</a></span><br />At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-7.htm">1 Corinthians 2:7-10</a></span><br />No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. / None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. / Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Romans 16:25-26</a></span><br />Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past / but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Colossians 1:26-27</a></span><br />the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. / To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">1 Peter 1:10-12</a></span><br />Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, / trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. / It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-2.htm">Psalm 78:2</a></span><br />I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></b></br> Then shall we know, <i>if</i> we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter <i>and</i> former rain unto the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-10.htm">Matthew 13:10,18,36</a></b></br> And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-15.htm">Matthew 15:15</a></b></br> Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/6-26.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/luke/7-20.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/mark/14-68.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/luke/8-5.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/luke/5-23.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/luke/8-7.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/8-4.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/luke/6-44.htm">Yields</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/8-52.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/luke/8-28.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/luke/9-44.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/luke/8-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/luke/8-15.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/luke/13-19.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/luke/12-1.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/luke/11-53.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/luke/8-11.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/8-11.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/luke/8-49.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/john/12-24.htm">Yields</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-1.htm">Women minister unto Jesus of their own means.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-4.htm">Jesus, after he had preached from place to place,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-9.htm">explains the parable of the sower,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-16.htm">and the candle;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-19.htm">declares who are his mother, and brothers;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-22.htm">rebukes the winds;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-26.htm">casts the legion of demons out of the man into the herd of pigs;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-37.htm">is rejected by the Gadarenes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-43.htm">heals the woman of her bleeding;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/8-49.htm">and raises Jairus's daughter from death.</a></span><br></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'; 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This reflects the role of a disciple as a learner and follower, emphasizing the importance of seeking wisdom and understanding. In the cultural context of first-century Judaism, discipleship involved close association with a teacher, learning not just through instruction but through observation and imitation. This inquiry shows their commitment to grasping the spiritual truths Jesus conveyed.<p><b>what this parable meant.</b><br>Parables were a common teaching method used by Jesus, employing everyday situations to convey deeper spiritual truths. The use of parables fulfilled the prophecy in <a href="/psalms/78-2.htm">Psalm 78:2</a>, which speaks of teaching in parables to reveal hidden things. The disciples' question indicates that the meaning of parables was not always immediately clear, even to those closest to Jesus. This particular inquiry follows the Parable of the Sower, which is foundational for understanding the nature of the Kingdom of God and the varied responses to the Gospel message. The disciples' need for explanation highlights the mystery of the Kingdom and the necessity of divine revelation for true comprehension, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a>, where spiritual truths are discerned through the Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is teaching His disciples through parables, which are accounts with spiritual meanings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who are eager to understand His teachings. They represent those who seek deeper spiritual insight.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/parable.htm">Parable</a></b><br>A teaching method used by Jesus to convey spiritual truths through simple, relatable accounts. In this context, it refers to the Parable of the Sower.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/crowd.htm">Crowd</a></b><br>The larger group of people who heard the parable but did not necessarily understand its deeper meaning.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/setting.htm">Setting</a></b><br>This event takes place during Jesus' ministry in Galilee, where He often taught in parables to both His disciples and the crowds.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_understanding.htm">The Importance of Seeking Understanding</a></b><br>The disciples' question shows the importance of actively seeking to understand God's Word. We should approach Scripture with a desire to learn and grow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_parables.htm">The Role of Parables</a></b><br>Parables are designed to reveal truths to those who are spiritually open while concealing them from those who are not. This challenges us to examine our own openness to God's teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Understanding spiritual truths requires discernment, which comes from a relationship with God and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_asking_questions.htm">The Value of Asking Questions</a></b><br>The disciples' example teaches us that asking questions is a vital part of spiritual growth. We should not hesitate to seek clarity and deeper understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/application_of_spiritual_truths.htm">Application of Spiritual Truths</a></b><br>Once we understand the teachings of Jesus, we are called to apply them in our lives, allowing them to transform us and bear fruit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_allow_disciples_a_staff.htm">Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey? Yes (Mark 6:8) No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jesus_teach_light,_then_secrecy.htm">In Mark 4:21-22, if Jesus teaches everything will be brought to light, why does He later tell the disciples to keep certain things secret?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_science_explain_feeding_5,000.htm">Luke 9:13-17: Is there any scientific explanation for feeding thousands with only five loaves and two fish, or must we accept a miracle claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_abraham's_bosom.htm">What is the concept of Abraham's Bosom?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9</span>. - <span class="cmt_word">And his disciples</span> <span class="cmt_word">asked him, saying, What might this parable be!</span> This is the only parable St. Luke gives as spoken by our Lord in this place. St. Matthew - who gives the additional detail that on account of the pressure of the crowd on the lake-shore it was spoken from a boat moored close to the bank - relates seven parables here in sequence. It is probable that the Master spoke some of these at least on this occasion, but St. Luke, possibly on account of its extreme solemnity, possibly because he wished to mark <span class="accented">this</span> parable as the first of this new kind of teaching, relates it and its interpretation only, saying nothing further respecting that day's parable-teaching. It is most probable that all these reported discourses, parables, expositions, or sermons, are simply a <span class="accented">resume</span> of the original words. The disciples evidently by their question - which St. Mark tells us was put to Jesus when they were alone with him - were surprised and puzzled, first at the strange change which that eventful day inaugurated in the method of their Master's teaching, and secondly, at the peculiar character of this his first great parable-lesson. It was, indeed, a sombre and depressing announcement whatever way it was looked at - sombre as a picture of the results of his own past ministry, depressing if regarded as a prophecy of their future success as teachers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/8-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciples</span><br /><span class="grk">μαθηταὶ</span> <span class="translit">(mathētai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asked</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἐπηρώτων</span> <span class="translit">(Epērōtōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1905.htm">Strong's 1905: </a> </span><span class="str2">To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="grk">Τίς</span> <span class="translit">(Tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">αὕτη</span> <span class="translit">(hautē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">parable</span><br /><span class="grk">παραβολή</span> <span class="translit">(parabolē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3850.htm">Strong's 3850: </a> </span><span class="str2">From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">meant.</span><br /><span class="grk">εἴη</span> <span class="translit">(eiē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/8-9.htm">Luke 8:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/8-9.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 8:9 Then his disciples asked him What does (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/8-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 8:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 8:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/8-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 8:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 8:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>