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John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:26

8:26 Gadarenes, (b-9) Or 'Gergesenes.' see Matthew 8:28 ; Mark 5:1 . read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:31

8:31 besought (d-3) Or 'he besought.' pit. (e-17) The word elsewhere translated 'abyss;' Romans 10:7 ; Revelation 9:1 , &c. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:37

8:37 Gadarenes (b-11) Or 'Gergesenes.' see Matthew 8:28 ; Mark 5:1 . read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:40

8:40 gladly, (a-13) 'Received with welcome.' see Acts 15:4 . It is only used by Luke, ch. 9.11; Acts 2:41 ; Acts 15:4 ; Acts 18:27 ; Acts 24:3 ; Acts 28:30 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:1-56

Parable of the Sower. The Demoniac of Gadara1-3. Tours through Galilee. The ministering women (peculiar to Lk).2. Mary called Magdalene] see on Matthew 27:56.Seven devils] Mark 16:9. The ’seven’ indicates the greatness of her disease, not of her previous wickedness. There is no evidence that the persons possessed with devils in the NT. were specially wicked, or that Mary Magdalene had ever been a woman of evil life.3. Joanna] see Luke 24:10. Our Lord did not, like the Pharisees,’ devour widows’... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 8:1

VIII.(1) And it came to pass afterward.—The last word is the same as that translated “in order,” in Luke 1:3, and is interesting as showing the continuance of St. Luke’s purpose to narrate events, so far as he could, in their exact sequence. He is the only writer in the New Testament who uses it. The verse sums up an undefined and otherwise unrecorded range of work. read more

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