Luke 8:1-10 New International Version

The Parable of the Sower

8 After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3 Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.

4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”

When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets 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.’[a]

Luke 8:1-10 New International Version
The Parable of the Sower
8&nbsp;After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.&nbsp;The Twelve were with him,&nbsp;2&nbsp;and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene)&nbsp;from whom seven demons had come out;&nbsp;3&nbsp;Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod&rsquo;s&nbsp;household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
4&nbsp;While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:&nbsp;5&nbsp;&ldquo;A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.&nbsp;6&nbsp;Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture.&nbsp;7&nbsp;Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.&nbsp;8&nbsp;Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.&rdquo;
When he said this, he called out,&nbsp;&ldquo;Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.&rdquo;
9&nbsp;His disciples asked him what this parable meant.&nbsp;10&nbsp;He said,&nbsp;&ldquo;The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you,&nbsp;but to others I speak in parables, so that,
&ldquo;&lsquo;though seeing, they may not see; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;though hearing, they may not understand.&rsquo;[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208%3A1-10&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-25256a">a</a>]

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Calvary Chapel Orlando teaching the timeless truths of&nbsp;God&rsquo;s Word from Genesis to Revelation in order to reach our community and world with the love of Jesus.