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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 from them; where the gloss is, "in some places they...
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 are designed to represent the kingdom of heaven,...
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 scorched: and because they had no root, they...
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 business is to scatter the good seed broadcast. We are...
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 soil was hard, and beaten down with traffic....