Luke 8:9-19

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

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:16-18

8:16-18 No one lights a lamp and then hides it under a vessel or puts it under a bed. No! he puts it on a lamp-stand so that those who come in may see the light. There is nothing hidden which will not be made manifest; there is nothing secret which will not be known and brought into the open. Take care, then, how you listen; for to him who has it will be given; and from him who has not there shall be taken away even what he thinks he has. Here we have three sayings, each with its own... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:19-21

8:19-21 Jesus' mother and brothers came to him, and they could not get at him because of the crowd. He was given a message. "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they want to see you." "My mother and my brothers," he answered them, "are those who hear the word of God and do it." It is not difficult to see that, at least during his lifetime, Jesus' family were not in sympathy with him. Mark 3:21 tells us how his kinsmen came and tried to restrain him because they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:9

And his disciples asked him ,.... That is, as Mark says, "when he was alone"; after the multitude were departed, and they were by themselves, it may be in some house with other disciples: saying, what might this parable be ? what is the sense and meaning of it? According to Matthew, they asked why he spake in parables to the people; and to such a question the following words are a proper answer. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:10

And he said, unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God ,.... The doctrines of the Gospel, which to have spiritual knowledge is a special and peculiar gift of God. The Vulgate Latin and Persic versions read, "the mystery", in the singular, as in Mark: "but to others in parables"; that is, the doctrines of the Gospel are delivered in a parabolical way to others; to such as "are without", as the Evangelist Mark expresses it, who are strangers and foreigners, and not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:11

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. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:12

Those by the wayside are they that hear ,.... The word of God, though only by accident, and very carelessly, and without understanding what they hear: then cometh the devil ; signified by the fowls of the air: and taketh away the word out of their hearts , or memories; that little of it, which is retained there, and diverts their minds from it by other objects; so that they quite forget what they have heard; lest they should believe, and be saved : this clause is only in Luke;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:13

They on the rock are they, which when they hear ,.... The seed that fell upon the rock, or stony ground, signify such sort of hearers, who receive the word with joy . The Ethiopic version reads, "with joy of heart". But, this sort of hearers receive not the word into their hearts, or with their hearts believe it, and from their hearts obey it, only into their heads; and have only, an historical faith of it; nor with hearty, spiritual, solid joy, or joy in the Holy Ghost: for their hearts... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:14

And that which fell among thorns are they ,.... The seed that fell among thorns, or were sown on thorny ground, represent such hearers: which, when they have heard, go forth ; from hearing the word to their worldly business; or go on in the pursuit of their worldly lusts and pleasures notwithstanding; for the word translated, "go forth", belongs to the next clause; and are choked with cares and riches, and pleasures of this life ; and with it to be read thus, "and going on in or... read more

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