Luke 8:1-21

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 8:4-21

The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city, to preach; so they, one would think, should have contented themselves to hear him when he came to their own city (we know those that would); but there were those here that came to him out of every city, would not stay till he came to them, nor think that they had enough when he left them, but met him when he... 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

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:4-15

8:4-15 When a great crowd had gathered, and when they came to him from every city, Jesus spoke to them by means of a parable. The sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed some seed fell by the wayside. It was trampled upon and the birds of the heaven devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it grew up and withered because there was no moisture. Other seed fell in the middle of thorns and the thorns grew up along with it and choked the life out of it. Other seed fell into good... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:16-18

8:16-18 No one lights a lamp and then hides it under a vessel or puts it under a bed. No! he puts it on a lamp-stand so that those who come in may see the light. There is nothing hidden which will not be made manifest; there is nothing secret which will not be known and brought into the open. Take care, then, how you listen; for to him who has it will be given; and from him who has not there shall be taken away even what he thinks he has. Here we have three sayings, each with its own... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:19-21

8:19-21 Jesus' mother and brothers came to him, and they could not get at him because of the crowd. He was given a message. "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they want to see you." "My mother and my brothers," he answered them, "are those who hear the word of God and do it." It is not difficult to see that, at least during his lifetime, Jesus' family were not in sympathy with him. Mark 3:21 tells us how his kinsmen came and tried to restrain him because they... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:2

And certain women which had been healed of evil spirits ,.... Of devils, who had possessed them, and were healed by Christ, dispossessing them; See Gill on Luke 7:21 . and infirmities : various diseases of body: some were dispossessed of devils, and others freed from bodily disorders; of the first sort was Mary Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils : by the order of Christ, for he cast them out, Mark 16:9 and which shows, that this is to be understood, in a literal sense, of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:3

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward ,.... Joanna, or Juchan, as the Syriac version calls her, was a name, among the Jews, for a woman, as Jochanan, or John, was for a man. In the Talmud F5 T. Bab. Sota, fol. 22. 1. we read of one Jochani, or Joanni, the daughter of Retibi, the same name with this. Her husband's name was Chuza. Dr. Lightfoot observes, from a Talmudic treatise F6 Massechet Sopherim, c. 13. sect. 6. , such a name in the genealogy of Haman, who is called... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:4

And when much people were gathered together ,.... To Jesus, as he was by the sea side, the sea of Galilee, or Tiberias: and were come to him out of every city ; of Galilee, to hear him preach, and see miracles: he spake by a parable ; the following things. read more

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