Luke 8:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. ”

• Luke 8:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

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• Luke 8:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Parable of the Sower ( Mark 4:1-20 *, Matthew 13:4-23 *). Having dropped Mk. at Luke 6:19 , Lk. here resumes his predecessor's narrative, though reserving Mark 3:20-35 till later. Lk.'s versi...

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• Luke 8:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  some . other. Greek. heteros, as in Luke 8:3 . upon . Greek. epi. App-104. Not the same word as in Luke 8:43 . a rock . the rock. Greek. petra. As in Matthew 16:18 . sprung up . Greek...

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• Luke 8:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

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• Luke 8:6 - 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 8:6 - 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 8:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (5-15) A sower went out to sow. — See Notes on Matthew 13:3-23 . Better, the sower. The vivid touch that the seed was “trodden down” is peculiar to St. Luke.

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• Luke 8:6 - 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 8:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Various Hearers of the Word of God Luke 8:1-15 Hitherto our Lord had made Capernaum His center; now He started on a circuit through the province of Galilee, going through its cities and village...

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• Luke 8:6 - 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 8:6 - 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 8:6 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  SOWERS FOR THE KINGDOM ‘Some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, beca...

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• Luke 8:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And some fell upon a rock ,.... Which the other evangelists call "stony places", and "stony ground"; by which are meant such hearers whose hearts are, hardened through the deceitfulness of sin, and...

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• Luke 8:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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 o...

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• Luke 8:6 - 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 8:6 - 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 8:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Luke 8:4 "

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• Luke 8:6 - 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 8:6 - 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 8:6 - 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 8:6 - 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 8:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

  A Sower went out to sow his seed Parable of the Sower I. BY THE WAYSIDE. 1. The design intended in God’s ordinance of preaching--what is it? We answer, your salvation. 2. The means of bec...

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• Luke 8:6 - 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 8:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The parable of the fourfold soil:

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• Luke 8:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Amos 6:12 ; Ezekiel 11:19 ; Ezekiel 36:26 ; Hebrews 3:15 ; Hebrews 3:7 ; Hebrews 3:8 ; Jeremiah 5:3 ; Luke 8:13 ; Mark 4:16 ; Mark 4:17 ; Mark 4:5 ; Mark 4:6 ; Matthew 13:20 ; Matthew 1...

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