Luke 8:9-11

New American Standard Bible

^9 (A)Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable ^[a]meant. ¹⁰ And He said, “^(B)To you it has been granted to know the ^[b]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are told in parables, so that ^[c](C)while seeing they may not see, and ^[d]while hearing they may not understand.

¹¹ “Now this is the parable: ^(D)the seed is the word of God.