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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Luke 8:11 Catholic Bible: "This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/luke/8-11.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/luke/8-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/luke/8-11.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/luke/1.htm">Luke</a> > <a href="/gntd/luke/8.htm">Chapter 8</a> > Verse 11</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../luke/8-10.htm" title="Luke 8:10">◄</a> Luke 8:11 <a href="../luke/8-12.htm" title="Luke 8:12">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/luke/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/luke/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/luke/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is what the story means: The seed is God's message, <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“This is the meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of God.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/luke/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.</p><p class="hdg">The seed.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/8-20.htm">Isaiah 8:20</a> To the law rather, and to the testimony. And if they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/13-19.htm">Matthew 13:19</a> When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the seed by the way side.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../mark/4-14.htm">Mark 4:14</a> He that soweth, soweth the word.</p><p class="hdg2">*etc:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6,7,9-12</a> I have planted, Apollo watered: but God gave the increase. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../james/1-21.htm">James 1:21</a> Wherefore, casting away all uncleanness and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_peter/1-23.htm">1 Peter 1:23-25</a> Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever. . . . </p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/luke/8.htm">The Parable of the Sower</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see and hearing may not understand. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl">Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.</span> <span class="reftext">12</span>And they by the way side are they that hear: then the devil cometh and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/13-18.htm">Matthew 13:18</a></span><br />Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../mark/4-13.htm">Mark 4:13</a></span><br />And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this, parable? and how shall you know all parables?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../luke/8-12.htm">Luke 8:12</a></span><br />And they by the way side are they that hear: then the devil cometh and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../1_peter/1-23.htm">1 Peter 1:23</a></span><br />Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/mark/14-60.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Order</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Others</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Parables</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Point</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Secrets</a> <a href="/luke/8-9.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/8-9.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/luke/7-17.htm">Story</a> <a href="/luke/6-40.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/luke/7-41.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/22-29.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/luke/8-12.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/luke/9-2.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/luke/8-12.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/luke/8-31.htm">Order</a> <a href="/luke/9-8.htm">Others</a> <a href="/luke/8-12.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Parables</a> <a href="/john/4-27.htm">Point</a> <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Secrets</a> <a href="/luke/8-12.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Story</a> <a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/luke/9-45.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/luke/8-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: God is meaning Now of parable seed the This word<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/luke/8-11.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed (Luke Lu Lk) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="/catholic/">Catholic Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../luke/8-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 8:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 8:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../luke/8-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 8:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 8:12" /></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"><div align="center" style="background-color:#f7f7f7"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="8261988112"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>