Luk 8:5-15 | ESV | STEP | A sower went out to sow his seed . And as he sowed , some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot , and the birds of the air devoured it .

Luke 8:5-15

5 ^a“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, ^bit withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And some fell among ^cthorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded ^da hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, ^e“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

The Purpose of the Parables

9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, ^f“To you it has been given to know ^gthe secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so ^hthat ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ 11 ⁱNow the parable is this: The seed is ^jthe word of God. 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not ^kbelieve and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it ^lwith joy. But these have no root; they ^mbelieve for a while, and in time of testing ⁿfall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but ^oas they go on their way they are choked by the ^pcares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and ^qbear fruit ^rwith patience.