Luke 8:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. ”

• Luke 8:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See the notes at Mark 4:21-25 .

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• Luke 8:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Lamp ( Mark 4:21-25 *) Luke 8:16 is repeated at Luke 11:33 ; Luke 11:17 at Luke 12:2 ; Luke 12:18 b at Luke 19:26 .

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• Luke 8:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  nothing . not (Greek. ou. App-105) anything. secret . hidden. not . Greek. ou. App-105. be made . become. neither . Greek. oude. not. Greek. ou, as above, but all the texts read...

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• Luke 8:17 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1504 THE LIGHTED CANDLE Luke 8:16-18 . No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which en...

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• Luke 8:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. For nothing is secret, etc. - Whatever I teach you in private, ye shall teach...

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• Luke 8:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  For nothing is secret, &c.— The author of the version of 1729 translates these two verses elegantly enough, in the following manner: Luke 8:17 . "Whatever is now obscure, shall hereafter be ma...

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• Luke 8:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 4:1-23 .

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• Luke 8:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Parable of the Sower. The Demoniac of Gadara 1-3. Tours through Galilee. The ministering women (peculiar to Lk).

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• Luke 8:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  For nothing is secret. — Another of the maxims which were often in our Lord’s lips, and applied as circumstances presented themselves. In Matthew 10:26 (where see Note) it forms part of the charg...

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• Luke 8:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 14 THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. Luke 8:1-18 IN a single parenthetical sentence our Evangelist indicates a marked change in the mode of the Divine ministry. Hitherto "His own city," Capern...

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• Luke 8:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Hearing; Doing; Believing Luke 8:16-25 Inconsistency, unkindly words and acts, disobedience to our known duty will prevent our light from shining. If Christ has illumined your wick, see that yo...

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• Luke 8:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Luke here refers to our Lord's journeyings, and reveals the interesting and beautiful fact of how women of wealth provided for him on the material level, ministering to Him of their substance. At th...

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• Luke 8:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (4) And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: (5) A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and i...

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• Luke 8:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest ,.... Meaning, whatever was then wrapped up in parables and dark sayings, or was secretly, and in a private manner, committed to them, should be...

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• Luke 8:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. Ver. 17. See Matthew 16:26 ; Mark 4:22 ; Luke 12:2 .

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• Luke 8:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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 i...

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• Luke 8:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  WOMEN PROVIDING FOR THE LORD JESUS (vs.1-3) The grace of the heart of the Lord Jesus must be made known through all the country, though not yet in its fullness, nor as resulting from the value of...

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• Luke 8:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Parable of the Sower.       4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a para...

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• Luke 8:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  This we have also met with twice before. See Poole on " Matthew 5:15 " , See Poole on " Mark 4:22 " .

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• Luke 8:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Chapter 8. Jesus Proclaims the Parables of the Kingly Rule of God (8:1-18). Having commenced this part section with the new Law of the Kingly Rule of God ( Luke 6:20-49 ), and having in various w...

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• Luke 8:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 8:4 . A parable .—The word “parable” means a putting forth of one thing beside another for the purpose of comparison between them. Christ’s adoption of this mode of teaching...

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• Luke 8:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Luke 8:1 . And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, Our Lord's di...

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• Luke 8:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 8:2 . Mary, called Magdalene. Origen reckons three women who anointed the Saviour. The first, in the house of Simon the pharisee. Luke 7:37 . The second, the woman who anointed him six days...

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• Luke 8:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Far nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest The paradox Nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest, etc. , that is to say, “There is now absolutely no light or truth veiled fr...

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• Luke 8:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 8:1-42 St. Luke ' s brief notice of the women who formed part of the company of Jesus. Luke 8:1 And it came to pass afterward . St. Luke here notices an alteration...

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• Luke 8:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Other parabolic sayings:

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• Luke 8:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 4:5 ; Ecclesiastes 12:14 ; Luke 12:2 ; Luke 12:3 ; Matthew 10:26

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• Luke 8:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  For nothing is hid — Strive not to conceal it at all; for you can conceal nothing long. Matthew 10:26 ; Mark 4:22 ; Luke 12:2 .

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