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Luke 8:6-8
New English Translation
Luke 8:6-8
New English Translation
6 Other seed fell on rock,[a] and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among the thorns,[b] and they grew up with it and choked[c] it. 8 But[d] other seed fell on good soil and grew,[e] and it produced a hundred times as much grain.”[f] As he said this,[g] he called out, “The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”[h]
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- Luke 8:6 sn The rock in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.
- Luke 8:7 sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to 6 feet in height and have a major root system.
- Luke 8:7 sn That is, crowded out the good plants.
- Luke 8:8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in the final stage of the parable.
- Luke 8:8 tn Grk “when it grew, after it grew.”
- Luke 8:8 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.
- Luke 8:8 tn Grk “said these things.”
- Luke 8:8 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).
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