Luke 8:4

And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming to Him, He spoke by an allegory:

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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 wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to Him from their substance.

5“The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:2and gathered together to Him were many multitudes, so that He having gone into the boat sat down, and all the multitude on the beach stood,

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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