Luke 8:11 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἔστιν	estin	Is	G1510 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
αὕτη	hautē	this	G3778 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
παραβολή·	parabolē	parable:	G3850 →
ὁ	ho	The	G3588 →
σπόρος	sporos	seed	G4703 →
ἐστὶν	estin	is	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
λόγος	logos	word	G3056 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ.	theou	of God.	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:22
  to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Ephesians 1:13
  And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
- 1 Peter 2:11
  Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- John 6:63
  The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
- Psalms 25:9
  He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
Through
Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
leads to
- Luke 8:11–15
  Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
Through
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
leads to
- 2 Peter 1:19
  We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day…
- 2 Timothy 3:15–17
  From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Romans 10:17Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.1 Peter 1:23–25For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.John 17:17Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.Mark 4:14–20The farmer sows the word.Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.James 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.1 Thessalonians 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.Mark 4:26Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.1 Corinthians 3:9–12For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.1 Corinthians 3:6–7I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.Mark 4:14The farmer sows the word.Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.Mark 2:2they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

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