But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
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Gill's Exposition
No man, when he hath lighted a candle,.... Christ by this, and some proverbial sentences following, observes to his disciples, that though the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven were delivered in…
Adam Clarke
With patience - Rather, with perseverance. The Greek word ὑπομονη, which our translators render patience, properly signifies here, and in Rom 2:7, perseverance. The good ground, because it is good,…
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…
Cambridge Bible
keep it Comp. Luk 11:28; Joh 14:21. "Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee," Psa 119:11. The opposite of the "forgetful hearers," Jas 1:25. For them the seed does not fall…
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