Luke 8:4

The Parable of the Sower

4 And [while] a large crowd was gathering and [they] were going to him from town [after town], he spoke by means of a parable:

Luke 8:4 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:4

And when much people were gathered together
To Jesus, as he was by the sea side, the sea of Galilee, or Tiberias:

and were come to him out of every city;
of Galilee, to hear him preach, and see miracles:

he spake by a parable;
the following things.

Luke 8:4 In-Context

2 and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (who was called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza (Herod's household manager), and Susanna, and many others who were helping to support them from their possessions.

4 And [while] a large crowd was gathering and [they] were going to him from town [after town], he spoke by means of a parable:

5 "The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

6 And other [seed] fell on the rock, and [when it] came up, it withered, because it did not have moisture.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[while]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("was gathering")