Luk 8:8 | NET2full | STEP | But other seed fell on good soil and grew , and it produced a hundred times as much grain .” As he said this , he called out , “The one who has ears to hear had better listen !”

‏ Luke 8:8

8 But ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in the final stage of the parable.} other seed fell on good soil and grew, ^{▼▼tn Grk “when it grew, after it grew.”} and it produced a hundred times as much grain.” ^{▼▼sn Unlike the parallel accounts in Matt 13:8 and Mark 4:8, there is no distinction in yield in this version of the parable.} As he said this, ^{▼▼tn Grk “said these things.”} he called out, “The one who has ears to hear had better listen!” ^{▼▼tn The translation “had better listen!” captures the force of the third person imperative more effectively than the traditional “let him hear,” which sounds more like a permissive than an imperative to the modern English reader. This was Jesus’ common expression to listen and heed carefully (cf. Matt 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 14:35).}