But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luk 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luk 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...
Commenting on Luke 8:4-21
Now it came to pass on a certain day,.... The same day at even, as Mark says, Mar 4:35 in which he delivered the parables of the sower, and of the seed cast into the ground, and of the grain of mustard seed: that he went into a ship with his disciples; they following him into it, Mat 8:23 and he said unto them, let...