Luke 8:4

And when a very great multitude was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

In Context

3And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.

5The 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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Cross References

Matthew 13:2And great multitudes were gathered unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:2-4

The Ministry of Christ. 1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, 2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. We are here told, I. What Christ made the constant business of his… Read the whole commentary →

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