Luke 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?”

Luke 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?””

Luke 8:9 — World English Bible

Luke 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.”

Luke 8:9 — American Standard Version

Luke 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'”

Luke 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be? ”

Luke 8:9 — Darby Translation

Luke 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.”

Luke 8:9 — Geneva Bible

Luke 8:9 in Context — Luke 8

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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What Does Luke 8:9 Mean?

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