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Luke 8:11

Luke 8:11
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Now the parable is this, &c. "Or this is the sense of the parable", as the Arabic version renders it: "the seed is the word of God", the Gospel, as preached by Christ, his apostles, and faithful…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 8:4-21

The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luk 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luk 8:4. He went into every city, to preach; so…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

It has been granted youto grasp these mysteries unveiled; to the rest it has been only given to grasp them under the veil of parables.

that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not…