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The Crowd is the Illustration
Commentators highlight that Luke's emphasis on the large, mixed crowd gathering from "town after town" is intentional. This diverse audience directly represents the different types of "soil" Jesus is about to describe in the Parable of the Sower. The crowd isn't just a backdrop; it's the living illustration of the parable's point about varied responses to God's word.
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AT Robertson
On Luke 8:4
By a parable (δια παραβολης). Mr 4:2 says "in parables" as does Mt 13:3. This is the beginning of the first great group of parable…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 8:4
19th Century
Bishop
And when much people were gathered ...—The narrative is less precise than that in St. Matthew. It is possible that the parable may…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 8:4–6
19th Century
Preacher
Or, as Mark records it, because it had no depth of earth. There was just a thin layer of soil, enough for the seed's germination and early…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 8:4
Teaching by using parables was common among the rabbis of Jesus’ day (see comment on Mk 4:1–34). The sequence in vv.4–15 is (1) the parable of the …
John Gill
On Luke 8:4
17th Century
Pastor
And when much people were gathered together
To Jesus, as he was by the sea side, the sea of Galilee, or Tiberias:
Matthew Henry
On Luke 8:4–21
17th Century
Minister
There 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 ar…