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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 4:26-29

Mark 4:26-29. So is the kingdom of God,— In this parable we are informed, that as the husbandman does not, by any efficacy of his own, cause the seed to grow, but leaves it to be nourished by the soil and sun; so Jesus and his apostles, having taught men the doctrines of true religion, were not by any miraculous force to constrain their wills; far less were they by the terrors of fire and sword to interpose visibly for the furthering thereof; but would suffer it to spread by the secret... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 4:32

Mark 4:32. Greater than all herbs,— The original means, Larger than other plants of the pulse kind. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 4:38

Mark 4:38. In the hinder part of the ship,— Or, At the stern. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 4:39

Mark 4:39. He arose, and rebuked the wind,— Nothing can be more grand and striking than the present miracle. "Amidst all the distress and confusion of the storm, the divine Master appears (according to Mr. Hervey's description) sedately rising from a gentle slumber; he sees the perplexity and horror of his companions without the least emotion or alarm. What composure in his mien! what dignity in his attitude! what majesty, sweetened with compassion, in his aspect! such as could arise from no... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:1

1. And he began again to teach by the seaside: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude—or, according to another well-supported reading, "a mighty" or "immense multitude." so that he entered into a ship—rather, "the ship," meaning the one mentioned in Mark 3:9. (See on Mark 3:9- :). and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land—crowded on the seashore to listen to Him. (See on Mark 3:9- :.) read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:2

2. And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine—or "teaching." Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:3-9; Mark 4:13-20). Mark 4:3; Mark 4:14. THE SOWER, THE SEED, AND THE SOIL. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:3

3. Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow—What means this? See on :-. First Case: THE WAYSIDE. (Mark 4:4; Mark 4:15). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:4

4. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside—by the side of the hard path through the field, where the soil was not broken up. and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up—Not only could the seed not get beneath the surface, but "it was trodden down" (Luke 8:5), and afterwards picked up and devoured by the fowls. What means this? See on Luke 8:5- :. Second Case: THE STONY or rather, ROCKY GROUND. (Mark 4:5; Mark 4:16). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:5

5. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth—"the rocky ground"; in Matthew (Matthew 13:5), "the rocky places"; in Luke (Matthew 13:5- :), "the rock." The thing intended is, not ground with stones in it which would not prevent the roots striking downward, but ground where a quite thin surface of earth covers a rock. What means this? See on Matthew 13:5- :. Third Case: THE THORNY GROUND. (Mark 4:7; Mark 4:18; Mark 4:19). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:7

7. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit—This case is that of ground not thoroughly cleaned of the thistles, c. which, rising above the good seed, "choke" or "smother" it, excluding light and air, and drawing away the moisture and richness of the soil. Hence it "becomes unfruitful" ( :-); it grows, but its growth is checked, and it never ripens. The evil here is neither a hard nor a shallow soil—there is softness enough, and depth enough; but... read more

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