Luke 8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:18

Take heed therefore how ye hear ,.... That ye hear not in a careless and negligent manner, since what truths and doctrines ye now hear with the ear, are to be preached by you unto others: for whosoever hath ; that is, hath knowledge of the doctrines of the Gospel, and hath gifts and abilities to preach them to others: to him shall be given ; more knowledge, and by using his gifts they shall be increased: but he that hath not ; true, solid, spiritual knowledge of divine things,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:19

Then came to him his mother and his brethren ,.... It was when Christ was preaching in an house at Capernaum, that Mary his mother, and some of his near kinsmen with her, came from Nazareth to him: these brethren of his were relations according to the flesh, either by Joseph, or his mother's side: who they were, cannot be said with certainty: it may be they were Joses and Simon; for as for James and Judas, they were among the twelve apostles, and with him; and these are the four only persons... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:20

And it was told him by certain, which said ,.... The phrase, "which said", is omitted in the Vulgate Latin version, and in Beza's most ancient copy. The Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions only read, "and they said unto him"; and the Persic version renders it, "a certain person said"; some one person, as in Matthew 12:47 thy mother, and thy brethren, stand without, desiring to see thee; and to speak with thee, as in Matthew 12:47 . See Gill on Matthew 12:47 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:21

And he answered and said unto them ,.... Not to his mother and brethren, but to those that told him of them, who either designed to reproach him with them, by reason of the meanness of them, or to interrupt him in his work: my mother and my brethren are these ; pointing to his disciples: which hear the word of God ; which he had been preaching, and was meant by the seed in the preceding parable: and do it ; behave in their lives and conversations agreeably to it; and observe the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:22

Now it came to pass on a certain day ,.... The same day at even, as Mark says, Mark 4:35 in which he delivered the parables of the sower, and of the seed cast into the ground, and of the grain of mustard seed: that he went into a ship with his disciples ; they following him into it, Matthew 8:23 and he said unto them, let us go over unto the other side of the lake ; of Gennesaret, or sea of Galilee: and they launched forth ; into the sea; they set sail, and proceeded: this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:23

But as he sailed he fell asleep ,.... On a pillow, in the hinder part of the ship, as in Mark 4:38 and there came down a storm of wind on the lake ; see Gill on Matthew 8:24 . and they were filled ; with water: not the disciples, but the ship in which they were; and so the Ethiopic version renders it, "their ship was filled with water". The Syriac and Persic versions render it, "the ship was almost sunk", or immersed: and were in jeopardy ; of their lives, in the utmost... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:24

And they came to him, and awoke him ,.... That is, the disciples came from some part of the ship, to the hinder part of it, where Christ was asleep; and by their shrieks and cries, and repeated vociferations, awaked him out of sleep: saying, Master, Master, we perish . The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, only read "master", without a repetition of the word, as in Matthew and Mark; but the Syriac and Persic versions repeat it, and render the words, "our master, our master";... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:25

And he said unto them, where is your faith ?.... That is, he said so to his disciples, who had professed faith in him, but now discovered very little: and they being afraid, wondered ; being filled with awful sense of his majesty, were amazed at his power and authority, in rebuking the wind and sea, which at once obeyed him, and were still: saying one another ; among themselves, privately: what manner of man is this? for he commandeth even the winds and water ; or the sea, as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:26

And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes ,.... In Matthew 8:28 it is called the country of the Gergesenes; see Gill on Matthew 8:28 as it is here, in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; and "of the Gerasenes", in the Vulgate Latin; but the Syriac and Persic versions read, "of the Gadarenes", as in Mark 5:1 . See Gill on Mark 5:1 . which is over against Galilee : from whence the ship launched, and Christ and his disciples came. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:27

And when he went forth to land ,.... The Persic and Ethiopic versions read, when they went forth to land ; when Christ and his disciples came out of the ship, and went ashore: there met him out of the city a certain man ; or rather, there met him a certain man of the city; that is, one that belonged to, and was an inhabitant of Gadera, or some city thereabout; who had been born and brought up, and had lived there; for certain it is, that he did not now come out of the city, but out... read more

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