Luke 8:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 8:1-3

We are here told, I. What Christ made the constant business of his life?it was preaching; in that work he was indefatigable, and went about doing good (Luke 8:1), afterward?en to kathexes?ordine, in the proper time or method. Christ took his work before him and went about it regularly. He observed a series or order of business, so that the end of one good work was the beginning of another. Now observe here, 1. Where he preached: He went about?diodeue?peragrabat. He was an itinerant preacher,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:1-3

8:1-3 After that, Jesus travelled through the country, town by town, and village by village, preaching the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, as were certain women, who had been cured from evil spirits and from illnesses. There was Mary, who is called Mary Magdalene, out of whom there went seven devils, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, who was Herod's agent, and Susanna and many others. It was their habit to minister to their needs out of their resources. The time we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:1

And it came to pass afterwards , After Christ had healed the centurion's servant at Capernaum, and had raised a widow's son that was dead, to life, at Naim; after John's disciples had been with and he had dismissed them, and had said many things in commendation of John, and in vindication both of him, and of himself: and after he had taken a meal in a Pharisee's house, where he met with a woman that had been a notorious sinner, who showed great affection for him, which occasioned much course... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:1

Throughout every city and village - That is, of Galilee. read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 1 What I have here introduced from Luke belongs, perhaps, to another time; but I saw no necessity for separating what he has placed in immediate connection. First, he says that the twelve apostles preached the kingdom of God along with Christ; from which we infer that, though the ordinary office of teaching had not yet been committed to them, they constantly attended as heralds to procure an audience for their Master; and, therefore, though they held an inferior rank, they are said to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1

And it came to pass afterward . St. Luke here notices an alteration in the Master's way of life. From this time forward Jesus ceased to make Capernaum "his city," his usual residence; he now journeys with his little band of followers from place to place. From this time there was also a distinct change in the tone of his teaching. The Greek word rendered "afterward" is the same as that translated "in order" in Luke 1:3 . Showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God . The public work of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1

The gospel of the kingdom. In a parallel passage in Matthew ( Matthew 4:23 ) we read that Jesus went about all Galilee, "preaching the gospel of the kingdom;" here we read of the same thing in a very slightly different form—"showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God." It will clear away all possible confusion of thought respecting "the gospel" and "the kingdom" if we dwell upon the gospel (or the glad tidings) of the kingdom. I. THE KINGDOM OF GOD . This kingdom of God,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-3

St. Luke ' s brief notice of the women who formed part of the company of Jesus. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-21

The evangelistic circuit. Observe— I. THE PLAN OF CIRCUIT . ( Luke 8:1 .) "He went," or "went about," or "kept journeying." Hitherto Capernaum had been the centre from which short excursions were taken, the Lord always returning to it. Now he moves steadily on from place to place, "passing in patience until his work is done." "Through cities and villages." He will not omit any abode of man. If social influence and power had been the aim, this Prophet would have limited his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-21

Incidents in evangelistic work. We have now to contemplate Jesus as fairly loosed from Capernaum as the centre of his mission work, and as making systematically the tour of the province of Galilee. The "beloved physician" gives to us here just such an insight into the material conditions of Christ's evangelistic work as we naturally desire. Let us, then, notice— I. THE SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL SIDES OF OUR LORD 'S EVANGELISTIC WORK . ( Luke 8:1-3 .) Twelve men and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 8:1-3

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:1-3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:1

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:1-21

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