Luke 8:5,Luke 8:11-12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 8:4-21

The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city, to preach; so they, one would think, should have contented themselves to hear him when he came to their own city (we know those that would); but there were those here that came to him out of every city, would not stay till he came to them, nor think that they had enough when he left them, but met him when he... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:4-15

8:4-15 When a great crowd had gathered, and when they came to him from every city, Jesus spoke to them by means of a parable. The sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed some seed fell by the wayside. It was trampled upon and the birds of the heaven devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it grew up and withered because there was no moisture. Other seed fell in the middle of thorns and the thorns grew up along with it and choked the life out of it. Other seed fell into good... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:5

A sower went out to sow his seed ,.... By whom Jesus Christ is chiefly designed; though it is true of every preacher of the Gospel: who goes forth, being sent by Christ, with the precious seed of the word: for the phrase, "his seed", which only Luke has, best agrees with Christ, he being the proprietor and subject of it. The Alexandrian copy reads, "the seed of himself", The Persic version reads the whole clause thus, "a sower chose ground, and there he sowed seed": he fixed on the spot of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:5

A sower went out to sow - See all this parable largely explained on Matthew 13:1-23 (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-21

The evangelistic circuit. Observe— I. THE PLAN OF CIRCUIT . ( Luke 8:1 .) "He went," or "went about," or "kept journeying." Hitherto Capernaum had been the centre from which short excursions were taken, the Lord always returning to it. Now he moves steadily on from place to place, "passing in patience until his work is done." "Through cities and villages." He will not omit any abode of man. If social influence and power had been the aim, this Prophet would have limited his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-21

Incidents in evangelistic work. We have now to contemplate Jesus as fairly loosed from Capernaum as the centre of his mission work, and as making systematically the tour of the province of Galilee. The "beloved physician" gives to us here just such an insight into the material conditions of Christ's evangelistic work as we naturally desire. Let us, then, notice— I. THE SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL SIDES OF OUR LORD 'S EVANGELISTIC WORK . ( Luke 8:1-3 .) Twelve men and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:4-8

Failure and success in hearing. The produce of our spiritual fields does not always answer to our hopes or reward our labours; there is much sowing, but little reaping. How do we account for it? I. THE ACCOUNT OF THE FAILURE . 1 . Inattention on the part of the bearer. The truth is spoken faithfully, but so little heed is given to it that it is no sooner uttered and beard than it has disappeared from view. Sown on the hard wayside ( Luke 8:5 ), it does not enter into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:4-15

The parable of the sower , and the Lord ' s interpretation of it. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:5

A sower went out to sow his seed. The Master's words, in after-days, must often have come home to the disciples. They would feel that in each of them, if they were faithful to their work, the "sower" of the parable was reproduced; they would remember what they had heard from his lips; how he had warned them of the reception which their words would surely meet with; how by far the greater proportion of the seed they would sow, would perish. But though the disciples and all true Christian... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 8:4-15

See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 8:4-21

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:4-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:4-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:4-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 8:4-15

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