24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 “But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. 26 …
Gospel Harmony Gems
Bible Gem 879 – Taking in the Bigger Picture (Luke 8:16-18)
Well what an interesting end to the parable of the soils this is. Luke follows Mark’s account and adds the same elements but he inserts some of his own additions. Matthew on the other hand has used the lamp under the basket segment already. But …
Bible Gem 878 – Which Soil are You? (Luke 8:9-18)
How does Luke use the quote from Isaiah? What parts are quoted and what parts are omitted? What changes do they make to “the parable”? Why? Are there any discernible reasons why they make the changes? In typical Luke fashion his excerpt from Isaiah is …
Bible Gem 877 – The Use of Parables – Luke’s account (Luke 8:9-18)
I asked the question in the previous Gem “How does each gospel writer start this unit”? It is worth looking at the introduction to this explanation of the parable of the soils. 9 His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant. 10 …
Bible Gem 876 – The Explanation Compared NASB (Matt 13:10-23; Mark 4:10-25; Luke 8:9-18)
As I told you yesterday. You can see that in using a more literal translation the shared parts come together more clearly because there is a greater standardization of the text. The dynamic equivalence versions vary more because of the way they attempt to express …
Bible Gem 875 – The Explanation Compared ISV (Matt 13:10-23; Mark 4:10-25; Luke 8:9-18)
This is the resultant pattern after looking at the shared material and picking out the specifics. The version I used here is the ISV as that is what was loaded into E-Sword’s Interlinear Harmony and I didn’t notice at the time. I would like to …
Bible Gem 874 – Three Versions of the Point of this Parable (Matt 13:10-23, Mark 4:10-25, Luke 8:9-18)
I hope this is a satisfactory way of handling this section. It is the simplest from my point of view but I am aware that you may not be able to see all the segments side by side on a wide screen like I can. …
Bible Gem 866 – The Parable of the Soils Compared (Luke 8:4-8 cf Matt 13:3-9 / Mark 4:3-9)
When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable: “The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled …
Bible Gem 864 – Finding Luke’s Fingerprints on Luke 8:1-21
Did you notice what Luke has done with the raw material? It is clear Luke is familiar with all this material. He knew it, but chose to use some of it, not all of it. Notice how the order matches Mark’s order. He includes all …
Bible Gem 863 – Luke’s Re-organisation of Mark’s Material (Luke 8:1-25)
One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear Him: “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a …