9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
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And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-21)The former paragraph began with an account of Christ’s industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people’s industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city , to preach; so they, one would think, should have contented themselves to hear him when he came to their own city (we know those that would); but there were those here that came to him out of every city , would…
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