Luke
Luke 8:15
15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | Τὸ | To | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| good | καλῇ | kalē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G2570 beautiful, good, worthy |
| soil | γῇ | gē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| are | εἰσιν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| those | οἵτινες | hoitines | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| a noble | καλῇ | kalē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G2570 beautiful, good, worthy |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| good | ἀγαθῇ | agathē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G18 good |
| heart | καρδίᾳ | kardia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| hear | ἀκούσαντες | akousantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| cling to | κατέχουσιν | katechousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| persevering | ὑπομονῇ | hypomonē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5281 endurance, steadfastness |
| produce a crop | καρποφοροῦσιν | karpophorousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2592 I bear fruit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 10:36 · Galatians 5:22–26 · Colossians 1:10 · Luke 6:45 · 1 John 2:3 · Colossians 1:6 · John 14:15 · Matthew 24:13 · Luke 11:28 · James 1:22–25 · James 1:16–19 · Romans 6:22
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.