A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
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Gill's Exposition
A sower went out to sow his seed,.... By whom Jesus Christ is chiefly designed; though it is true of every preacher of the Gospel: who goes forth, being sent by Christ, with the precious seed of the…
Adam Clarke
A sower went out to sow - See all this parable largely explained on Matthew 13:1-23 (note).
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
A sower went out Rather, The sower; as also the rock, the thorns. St Mark (Mar 4:3) preserves for us the graphic detail that Jesus prefaced this new method of teaching by the one emphatic word…
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