Luke 8

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:41

And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue . The public request, made too with intense earnestness, of one holding such a position, is a clear proof that the Galilee enthusiasm for Jesus was by no means confined to the poorer part of the population, or even to the more careless and thoughtless; such a man as Jairus is a fair representative of the well-to-do, perhaps wealthy, orthodox Jew; strict and rigid in his ritual observances, and held in high honour... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:41-56

Jarius and what happened on the way to his house. A beautiful Scripture, whose beauty we feel all the more that, in this Gospel, it follows the rejection of Christ by the "witless Gadarenes." Its exact place in the history cannot with certainty be fixed; for the accounts of the three synoptists vary as to the time of the works. But whatever the precise period in the biography to which it belongs, the tale told is one which appeals to the more domestic affections of the heart; one too which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:42

One only daughter . This is not the only place where the same touching detail is recorded by this evangelist. Compare the story of the widow's son at Nain ( Luke 7:12 ), and the healing of the lunatic boy ( Luke 9:38 ). St. Luke's Gospel owes these and many similar touches of deep true sympathy to the great loving heart of the real author of the third Gospel, Paul. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:43-44

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment . It may be assumed that the disease from which she suffered made her, according to the Levitical Law, ceremonially unclean: this had separated her in a great measure for a very long period from all contact with the outer world. This would well account for her shrinking from any public appeal to the great... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:45

Who touched me? The Master's words here and the statement of Luke 8:46 , "For I perceive that virtue is gone out of me," tell us something of the earnestness and faith of the suppliant. Many, as Peter said, in that crowd were touching Jesus as they pressed round him to look on his face or to listen to his words, but of them all none save this poor sufferer "touched" him in the true deep sense of touching, with the fixed idea that contact with his blessed Person would benefit or heal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:45-46

Christ's discriminating notice. Who can help being interested in the woman who is the subject of this sacred story? She has suffered long; she has wasted her substance in vain endeavours to be healed. Now a new hope springs up in her heart; though excited by this hope she shrinks from the publicity which she fears is necessary for its fulfilment. At last faith and hope triumph over timidity, and she comes into the presence of Christ. We are sympathetically present in that crowd; we see her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:48

Daughter, be of good comfort . This is the only place in the Gospels where our Lord is reported to have used this loving word to any woman. Eusebius preserves a curious legend in connection with this act of healing. In his time (fourth century) the house of this happy one who met Jesus in her sad life-journey, was shown at Paneas, a town in the north of Palestine. At the entrance of the house, on a stone pedestal, stood two brazen statues—one represented a woman kneeling; the other, a man... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:49

While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master . This interruption, which must have occupied some time, was, no doubt, a sore trial to the ruler's faith. His little daughter was, he knew well, dying; and though he trusted that the famous Rabbi had power to arrest the progress of disease, he never seems for a moment to have contemplated his wrestling with death ; indeed, the bare thought of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:49

A needless anxiety concerning Christ. "Trouble not the Master." This ruler of the synagogue showed a commendable desire not to give useless trouble to the Prophet of Nazareth; he could not expect that his power would extend so far as to raise the dead, and he wished to save him fruitless trouble. Equally creditable was the behaviour of the centurion whose action is recorded in a previous chapter ( Luke 7:6 ). He felt that the Lord could accomplish in the distance the object of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:50

But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. No shadow of hesitation crossed the Redeemer's mind; with unruffled calmness he whispered his words of cheer to the grief-stricken father, and bade him fear nothing, for that all would yet be well with the child. Then follows the well-known, often-read story told in such few words, yet are they so vivid, so dramatic, that we seem to be looking on the scene. The grief-stricken household,... read more

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