Luke 8:4

And when much people were gathered... — The narrative is less precise than that in St. Matthew. It is possible that the parable may have been repeated more than once.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

(1) And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: (1) The same gospel is sown everywhe...
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, thoug...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

were come . kept coming. to. Greek. pros. App-104. Not the same word as in verses: Luke 8:27 ; Luke 8:39 . by . Greek. dia. App-104. Luke...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
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...
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).
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Sower ( Matthew 13:1 ; Mark 4:1 ). See on Mt.
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 th...
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 provinc...
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 le...
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:...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when much people were gathered together ,.... To Jesus, as he was by the sea side, the sea of Galilee, or Tiberias: and were come to him out o...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: Ver. 4. And when much people, &c....
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...
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 i...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 4-15. We have had this parable, See Poole on " Matthew 13:1 " , See Poole on " Mark 4:1 " . See the notes on both these Chapter s.
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 Rul...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And when a great crowd came together, and those of every city resorted to him, he spoke by a parable.' The crowds still flocked to Him from towns a...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable of the Sower (8:4-8). The purpose of this parable appears to be in order to explain why not all who heard His words responded fully, a...
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...
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...
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 Biblical Illustrator

He spake by a parable Nature and design of parables I. WHAT IS A PARABLE? It is a mode of instruction founded on the resemblances or analogies...
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?...
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 pa...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And when much people were gathered together and were come to Him out of every city, He spake by a parable:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The parable of the fourfold soil:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 4:1 ; Matthew 13:2
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 13:1 ; Mark 4:1 .

⁴ And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

Related Commentaries of Luke 8:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 8:4