Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 8:11

"Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God." — Luke 8:11 (ASV)

The seed is the word of God.—This takes the place in St. Luke's interpretation of "the word of the kingdom" in St. Matthew. The "word of God" is obviously to be taken in its widest sense, as including every form by which a revelation from God is conveyed to the mind of man.