And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable,
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
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.
Verses 4-15. See the parable of the Sower explained in Barnes Notes on . , and following.