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Izhibhalo Ezingcwele
ULuka 8:12
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- BakerEncyclopedias:
- CondensedBible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
by: Luke 8:5, Proverbs 1:24-26, Proverbs 1:29, Matthew 13:19, Mark 4:15, James 1:23, James 1:24
then: Proverbs 4:5, Isaiah 65:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-14, Revelation 12:9
Reciprocal: Zechariah 7:12 - lest Mark 4:4 - General Mark 16:16 - that believeth and John 11:48 - all
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Those by the wayside are they that hear,.... The word of God, though only by accident, and very carelessly, and without understanding what they hear:
then cometh the devil; signified by the fowls of the air:
and taketh away the word out of their hearts, or memories; that little of it, which is retained there, and diverts their minds from it by other objects; so that they quite forget what they have heard;
lest they should believe, and be saved: this clause is only in Luke; and with it may be compared 2 Corinthians 4:4 for with true faith in Christ the sum and substance of the word salvation is connected; and Satan being an enemy to the salvation of souls, does all he can to hinder their faith in him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 8:12. Those by the way side — Bishop PEARCE thinks that Luke by ον here means σποροι, the seeds, though he acknowledges that he has never found such a word as σποροι in the plural number signifying seeds.
