The parable of the sower, and the Lord's interpretation of it.
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Luke 8:4-15
The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:4-15
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The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-21Luke 8:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe evangelistic circuit. Observe— I. THE PLAN OF CIRCUIT. (Luke 8:1.) "He went," or "went about," or "kept journeying." Hitherto Capernaum had been the centre from which short excursions were taken, the Lord always ret…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-21Luke 8:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryIncidents in evangelistic work. We have now to contemplate Jesus as fairly loosed from Capernaum as the centre of his mission work, and as making systematically the tour of the province of Galilee. The "beloved physicia…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-56Luke 8:1-56 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Luke 8:4-21Luke 8:4-21 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThere are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a p…The Parable of the SowerLuke 8:4-21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city, to p…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:4Luke 8:4 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable. A great change, it is clear, took place in our Lord's way of working at this period. We have already (in the no…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-56EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-21Incidents in evangelistic work. We have now to contemplate Jesus as fairly loosed from Capernaum as the centre of his mission work, and as making systematically the tour of the province of Galilee. The "beloved physicia…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-21The evangelistic circuit. Observe— I. THE PLAN OF CIRCUIT. (Luke 8:1.) "He went," or "went about," or "kept journeying." Hitherto Capernaum had been the centre from which short excursions were taken, the Lord always ret…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Luke 8:4-21There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a p…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Parable of the SowerTHE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city, to p…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:4And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable. A great change, it is clear, took place in our Lord's way of working at this period. We have already (in the no…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:4-8Failure and success in hearing. The produce of our spiritual fields does not always answer to our hopes or reward our labours; there is much sowing, but little reaping. How do we account for it? I. THE ACCOUNT OF THE FA…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:5A sower went out to sow his seed. The Master's words, in after-days, must often have come home to the disciples. They would feel that in each of them, if they were faithful to their work, the "sower" of the parable was…Joseph S. Exell and contributors