John Gill Commentary Luke 8:11

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

Now the parable is this ,
&c] "Or this is the sense of the parable", as the Arabic version renders it: "the seed is the word of God", the Gospel, as preached by Christ, his apostles, and faithful ministers, which has God for its author, is concerning the grace of God, and is what he blesses, and makes effectual to answer any good purpose.