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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The same day Jesus went out of the house,.... Where he had been preaching, and working miracles: where this house was, is not certain; it seems to have been in one of the cities of Galilee, probably Capernaum, since that was by the sea coast: the reason of his going out of the house was, either to converse with his mother and brethren, as they...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
In this chapter, we have, I. The favour which Christ did to his countrymen in preaching the kingdom of heaven to them, ver. 1-2. He preached to them in parables, and here gives the reason why he chose that way of instructing, ver. 10-17. And the evangelist gives another reason, ver. 34, 35. There are eight parables recorded in this chapter, which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat, and the whole multitude stood on the shore. He had thus a little breathing space between him and the people — a better opportunity for his being both heard and seen. A noble instance of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. I think I can see the little ship at a convenient distance from the shore so as to keep off the multitudes of people, in order that the Saviour...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And great multitudes were gathered unto him,.... Some on one account, and some on another; some to see his person, others his miracles; some healing for their bodies, and others for their souls; some for the loaves, and others to hear him preach; and of these there were several sorts, as the following parable shows. So that he went into a ship:...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he spake many things unto them in parables,.... For the parables of the sower, and the different sorts of ground the seed fell in, of the wheat and tares, of the grain of mustard seed, of the leaven in three measures of meal, of the treasure hid in a field, of the pearl of great price, of the net cast into the sea, and of the householder, were...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; It was probably at that season of the year when the sowers were going forth to sow their seed, so Jesus pointed to them as to a living text. He was always wide-awake to make use of everything that occurred round about him. “A sower went forth to sow.” For...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; He had much instruction to give, and he chose to convey it in parables. What wonderful pictures they were! What a world of meaning they have for us, as well as for those who heard them! This parable of the sower is a mine of teaching concerning the kingdom;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when he sowed,.... Or, "as he sowed", as the other evangelists; that is, "whilst he was sowing", some seeds fell; either out of his hand, or out of the cart drawn by oxen; hence the (c) Talmudists distinguish between מפולת יד, "the falling of the hand", or what falls out of the hand; and שוורים מפולת, "the falling of the oxen", or what falls...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he sowed, some seeds feel by the way side, He could not help that; he was not sent to pick the soil, that would be too much responsibility for him. If we had to preach only to certain characters, we should be taking up all our time in picking out those characters, and probably we should make many mistakes while trying to do it. Our...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: When HE sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside: even when the Chief Sower is at work, some seed fails. We know he sows the best of seed, and in the best manner; but some of it falls on the trodden path, and so lies uncovered and unaccepted of the soil. That...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Some fell upon stony places,.... Such a place as the Jews call חולסית, a barren, stony place, a place from whence, they say, they take stones, and בית סלע, and which אינו ראוי לזריעה, "is not fit for sowing" (d); and such were those places and spots of ground, that some of these seeds fell upon; and design such hearers, in whom the natural...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: There was a pan of unbroken limestone an inch or two below the soil, but there was no depth of earth where the seeds could grow. Mat_13:5. And forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: They seemed to be converts, but they proved to be worthless. They were...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. Among the rocks, or on the shallow soil, with the unbroken rock-pan underneath, the seed fell; for if the sower had...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when the sun was up,.... Some time, and its heat was increasing, and it began to shine out hot, and beat with some vehemency and strength; which may denote some sore temptation, or severe affliction, or fiery trial of persecution and tribulation; see Matthew 13:21 for this is not to be understood of the glorious light of the Gospel, which,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away They seemed to be alive at the top, but they were really dead below. How many there are of that sort still; they make a bold profession, but it is only for a while, and then they wither away.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And some fell among thorns,.... On a spot of ground which was full of the roots of thorns, and briars, which was not cleared of them as it should be. We often read (e) of שדה שנתקוצה, "a field cleared of thorns"; but such was not this piece of ground, it was overrun with them, not on the surface of the earth, but within it: for it follows, and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: but other fell into good ground, — Thank God, we do not lose all our efforts. If one in four succeeds, it is great deal for which we ought to praise the Lord. So, brother, sister, — “Sow in the morn thy seed, At eve hold not thine hand; To doubt and fear give thou no heed,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: The ground was originally a thorn-brake, and had been cleared by the thorns being cut down; but speedily the old roots sent out new shoots, and other weeds came up with them; and the tangled beds of thistles, thorns, nettles, and what not, strangled the feeble up-shootings of...