Luke 8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 8:54

But he, taking her by the hand, called saying, Maiden, arise. And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given to her to eat. And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done.Maiden, arise ... Mark here recorded the Aramaic words, the exact syllables our Lord used, "Talitha cumi."Tell no man ... This fits perfectly the purpose which lay behind Jesus' words that the maiden was not dead but asleep. The Pharisees were... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8

CHAP. VIII. Women minister unto Christ of their substance. Christ, after he had preached from place to place, attended by his apostles, propoundeth the parable of the sower, and of the candle; declareth who are his mother, and brethren; rebuketh the winds; casteth the legion of devils out of the man, into the herd of swine; and is rejected of the Gadarenes; healeth the woman of her bloody issue; and raiseth from death Jairus's daughter. Anno Domini 30. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:1

Luke 8:1. And it came to pass afterward— Εν τω καθεξης ; that is, The day after our Lord dined with Simon,—he and his twelve apostles departed from Capernaum with an intention to go up to Jerusalem to the passover. He did not, however, keep the direct road; he set out early, and preached in many towns and villages by the way, the glad tidings of the kingdom of God, that is, the joyful tidings of God's reconcileableness to man, of the necessity of regeneration, and of the acceptableness of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:2

Luke 8:2. And certain women, &c.— Our Lord was accompanied in his journey by certain pious women, who in all probability were going likewise to the passover, and who supplied him with money, not on the present occasion only, but as often as he stood in need of it. St. Mark, as well as St. Luke, relates the circumstance of our Lord's being supported by the charity of his friends; for, speaking of the women who were present at our Lord's crucifixion, he says, ch. Mar 15:41 that when Jesus... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:10

Luke 8:10. That seeing, they might not see,— As much as to say, "Take this mark, among others, of the truth of my pretensions. My offers of salvation, as was foretold, (see Isaiah 6:8-10.) are rejected by my countrymen; and I have delivered my message to them in such terms, and attended with such circumstances, as have been foretold by the prophets." In a word, our Lord is here simply instructing his followers in the wiseandwonderfulaccomplishmentofscripture-prophesiesconcerningtheJews,and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:14

Luke 8:14. Are choked with cares— St. Luke expresses it thus, perhaps, to intimate the uneasy situation of the mind, while clogged and straitened with such incumbrances as these, and rendered utterly unfit to breathe and delight itself in celestial and eternal objects. Choking arises from something which straitens the gullet or wind-pipe, and so obstructs the passage of food or air; and thus young plants or corn may properly be said to be choked with thorns, which do not leave them room to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:16

Luke 8:16. A candle,— A lamp. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:17-18

Luke 8:17-18. For nothing is secret, &c.— The author of the version of 1729 translates these two verses elegantly enough, in the following manner: Luke 8:17. "Whatever is now obscure, shall hereafter be made clear: whatever is now concealed shall then be publicly known: Luke 8:18. Improve therefore what you hear; for he that improves what he has, shall have more; but he that does not, shall lose even that which he thinks he possesses." read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:19

Luke 8:19. Then came to him his mother— Our Lord's mother made this visit probably with a design to carry him to Nazareth, where she might hope that he would work miracles, and bless his countrymen with the benefits which he so freely dispensed wherever he came. She seems to have succeeded in her design; for not long after this he went away into his own country, as Matthew informs us, Matthew 13:53. Or, if this supposition be not allowed, perhaps his relations might come to him, from an... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:23

Luke 8:23. He fell asleep:— Some are of opinion, that on this occasion our Lord fell asleep designedly, to give as it were an opportunity for the full display of this extraordinary miracle: however, as hewent on board in the evening, his falling asleep may have happened in the nighttime, and in common course; particularly as he must have been fatigued with the labours of the preceding day. Instead of they were filled, some copies read the vessel was filled. See Mark 4:37. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 8:54

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:17-18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:23

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