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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 8:4-15

Luke 8:4-15. And when much people were gathered together To be instructed by his discourse, as well as to see, or be healed by, his miracles; and were come to him In crowds; out of every city In that part of the country; he spake by a parable Having first, for greater conveniency of being better heard and less incommoded by them, entered into a ship, where he sat, and from thence taught them. A sower went out to sow, &c. See this parable explained at large in the notes on... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 8:16-18

Luke 8:16-18. No man, when he hath lighted a candle, &c. See on Matthew 5:15; and Mark 4:21. Nothing is secret, &c. See on Matthew 10:26. Take heed, therefore, how ye hear. In Mark 4:24, it is, Take heed what you hear. As it is the indispensable duty of all ministers of the Word to take heed what they preach, 1st, That their doctrine be true, that they may not deceive their hearers. 2d, That it be important, that they may not trifle with them: and, 3d, That it be suitable... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 8:1-18

PARABLES54. The sower (Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-29; Luke 8:1-18)To visit all the towns of Galilee was a huge task. Jesus and his disciples were helped in this work by a group of women who went with them to look after their daily needs (Luke 8:1-3). Crowds of people came to see Jesus wherever he went, and were often a hindrance to the progress of the gospel. It seems that one reason Jesus began to teach extensively in parables was to separate those who were genuinely interested from those who... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 8:13

with = in association with. Greek. meta. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 8:1 , Luke 8:14 , Luke 8:38; Luke 8:38 . no . Greek. ou. App-105 . for . Greek. pros. App-104 . while = season. temptation = trial. In the second utterance of this parable (see note on Luke 8:5 ), the Lord used the words "tribulation or persecution". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 8:14

among. Greek. eis. App-104 . go forth = as they go on their way. choked = stifled. Greek. sumpnigo, as in Luke 8:42 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 8:8 , Luke 8:33 . with = by. Greek. hupo. App-104 . this life. Greek. bios = the life that is lived. Not zoe , or psuche. See App-170 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 8:15

on = in. Greek. en. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 8:8 , Luke 8:13 , Luke 8:16 , Luke 8:23 . which . Denoting a class, keep it = hold it fast. See note on 2 Thessalonians 2:6 . Figure of speech Tapeinosis ( App-6 ), for much more is done beside this. with = in. Greek. en. App-104 . patience = patient endurance. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 8:16

No man. Greek oudeis, compound of ou. App-105 . candle = a lamp. See App-130 . bed = couch. on = upon. Greek. epi. App-104 . candlestick = lampstand. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 8:16

And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light.LESSONS FROM THE LAMPBy this Jesus indicated his true purpose of enlightening all men by the parables he was bringing. The blinding and hardening were not something Jesus desired, but a necessary result, a side-effect, of the truth's impact upon wicked hearts, As Summers said, "Jesus' main purpose in using parables ... was to make his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:14

Luke 8:14. Are choked with cares— St. Luke expresses it thus, perhaps, to intimate the uneasy situation of the mind, while clogged and straitened with such incumbrances as these, and rendered utterly unfit to breathe and delight itself in celestial and eternal objects. Choking arises from something which straitens the gullet or wind-pipe, and so obstructs the passage of food or air; and thus young plants or corn may properly be said to be choked with thorns, which do not leave them room to... read more

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