And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
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Gill's Exposition
And he was in the hinder part of the ship,.... That is, Christ was in the stern of the ship: the Persic version renders it, "he was in the bottom of the ship, in a corner", but very wrongly; here he…
Barnes' Notes
Spake he the word - The word of God. The doctrines of his gospel. As they were able to hear it - As they could comprehend it. They were like children; and he was obliged to lead them along cautiously…
Adam Clarke
With many such parables - Πολλαις, many, is omitted by L, sixteen others; the Syriac, both the Persic, one Arabic, Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopic, and two of the Itala. Mill approves of the omission, and…
The lessons which our Saviour designs to teach us here by parables and figurative expressions are these: -
I. That those who are good ought to consider the obligations they are under to do good; that…
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30. Whereunto shall we liken This method of asking a question before beginning a discourse was not unknown to the Rabbis. See the parallel in Luk 13:18.
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