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Andδὲhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦwere askingἘπηρώτωνhimαὐτὸνwhatτίςthisαὕτηparableἡ παραβολήmight mean.εἴη
Luke 8:9
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Luke 8:9, word by word
- his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- were askingἘπηρώτωνEpērōtōn
ask
Ask, question.
Where else “Epērōtōn” appears- parableπαραβολήparabolē
parable
A story from daily life that teaches about God.
Where else “parabolē” appears- might meanεἴηeiē
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eiē” appears
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Why Jesus speaks in parables
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Luke 8:9-10
9And his disciples were asking him what this parable might mean. 10And he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
10And the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11But he answered and said to them, “Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13This is why I speak to them in parables: because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will indeed hear and never understand, and you will indeed see and never perceive. 15For the heart of this people has grown dull, and with their ears they have heard with difficulty, and they have closed their eyes, so that they do not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I will heal them.’ 16But happy are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. 17For truly I tell you that many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
10And when he was alone, those around him with the Twelve were asking him about the parables. 11And he was saying to them, “To you the mystery of the kingdom of God has been given; but for those outside, everything comes in parables, 12so that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.’”
The context
8And other seed fell into the good soil, and when it had grown, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
9 · This verse (above)
10And he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
To study Luke 8 in a group
1. What it says
In the parable of the sower, on what four kinds of ground does the seed fall, and what happens in each? (vv. 5-8)
2. What it means
Jesus explains that the seed is the word of God (v. 11). What makes some people receive it well and others not? (vv. 12-15)
3. How I live it
Jesus told the healed man, “Tell how much God has done for you.” What could you tell someone this week? (v. 39)