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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 8:37

And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them; for they were holden with a great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned.What an incredible thing it is that those people would not have seized upon the opportunity to have brought their sick and afflicted to the Master. Such blindness and short-sightedness are amazing. The rash request that Jesus should depart, our Lord honored at once; and there is no record that he ever returned. However, as the next... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 8:38

But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying, Return to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him.The Lord granted the request of the demons, but did not grant this man's prayer. This was due to the fact of our Lord's making him a witness of the truth in a district that might otherwise have been without a... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 8:40

And as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him; for they were all waiting for him. And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him to come into his house; for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him.The miracle of raising Jairus' daughter from the dead has been commented upon in detail in both my Commentary on Matthew and my Commentary on... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:37

Luke 8:37. The whole multitude—besought him, &c.— The inhabitants of the neighbouring town seem to have known no more of Christ than the demoniac; for when those who fed the swine fled thither, and told them what had happened, they immediatelycame to the place, and seeing the great alteration made in the man, this, together with the loss of their swine, so terrified them, that they besought Christ to depart out of their coasts. Mark 5:15-17. They would surely not have done this, had they... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:39

Luke 8:39. Shew how great things God hath done unto thee.— The divinity of our Saviour is strongly and emphatically expressed in this verse; where what Jesus had done, is placed in direct and immediate apposition with what God had done. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 8:40

40. gladly received him, for . . . all waiting for him—The abundant teaching of that day (in :-; and see Mark 4:36), had only whetted the people's appetite; and disappointed, as would seem, that He had left them in the evening to cross the lake, they remain hanging about the beach, having got a hint, probably through some of His disciples, that He would be back the same evening. Perhaps they witnessed at a distance the sudden calming of the tempest. Here at least they are, watching for His... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:22-56

F. Jesus’ mighty works 8:22-56This section is quite similar to Mark’s account. Luke chose miracles that demonstrated Jesus’ power over nature, demons, and illness and death to show Jesus’ authority as the divine Savior. Again he stressed the powerful word of Jesus. These miracles also revealed Jesus’ compassion and willingness to save people in need. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:26-39

2. The deliverance of a demoniac in Gadara 8:26-39 (cf. Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20)The raging of this demoniac was even worse than the raging of the waters of Galilee (cf. Psalms 65:7). Demonic power was evident in the Hellenistic world of Luke’s original readers. The fact that this incident happened in predominantly Gentile territory suggests that Luke may have seen in it a preview of the church’s ministry to Gentiles (cf. Acts 26:18). In his account of this incident Luke stressed the saving... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:34-37

The latter condition of the man contrasts with his former state. He now sat at Jesus’ feet as a disciple. The power that Jesus possessed to effect such a transformation terrified the people. Luke’s use of the Greek sozo (Luke 8:36, "made well" or "cured," lit. "saved") suggests that the man became a believer and a disciple of Jesus. Fear of Jesus led the residents to reject Him, unfortunately. Thus Luke showed his reader disciples that this is a reaction they could expect."Their fear may have... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:38-39

The man begged Jesus to allow him to follow Him. His desire was admirable, but Jesus ordered this disciple to remain where he was as a witness to Jesus’ person and power at least temporarily. The man responded as an obedient disciple and spread the gospel in this previously unreached Gentile area. Luke probably intended the reader to identify what Jesus had done with what God had done (Luke 8:39). The man more than obeyed Jesus. He is, therefore, a good model for Gentile converts to... read more

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