LUKE CHAPTER 8

Verse 1. Every city and village. Of Galilee.

Preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God.

That the kingdom of God was about to come, or that his reign in the gospel was about to be set up over men. Matthew 3:2.

The twelve. The twelve apostles.

Verse 2. Infirmities. Sickness.

Mary called Magdalene. So called from Magdala, the place of her residence. It was situated on the Sea of Galilee, south of Capernaum. To this place Jesus retired after feeding the four thousand. Matthew 15:39.

Out of whom went. By the power of Jesus.

Seven devils. The word seven is often used for an indefinite number, and may signify merely many devils.

The expression is used to signify that she was grievously tormented, and rendered, doubtless, insane by the power of evil spirits. Matthew 4:24. It has been commonly supposed that Mary Magdalene was a woman of abandoned character, but of this there is not the least evidence. All that we know of her is that she was formerly grievously afflicted by the presence of those evil spirits, that she was perfectly cured by Jesus, and that afterward she became one of his most faithful and humble followers. She was at his crucifixion (John 19:25) and burial (Mark 15:47), and she was among those who had prepared the materials to embalm him (Mark 16:1), and who first went to the sepulchre after the resurrection; and what is particularly interesting in her history, she was the first to whom the risen Redeemer appeared (Mark 16:9), and his conversation with her is exceeded in interest and pathos by no massage of history, sacred or profane, John 20:11-18.

(a) "certain woman" Matthew 27:55 (b) "out of whom went seven devils" Mark 16:9, Luke 8:30

Verse 3. Herod's Steward. Herod Antipas, who reigned in Galilee. He was a son of Herod the Great. The word steward means one who has charge of the domestic affairs of a family, to provide for it. This office was generally held by a slave who was esteemed the most faithful, and was often conferred as a reward of fidelity.

Ministered. Gave for his support.

Of their substance. Their property; their possessions. Christians then believed, when they professed to follow christ, that it was proper to give all up to him--that is, to commit all that we have to his disposal; to be willing to part with it for the promotion of his glory, and to leave it when he calls us away from it.

(c) "ministered" 2 Corinthians 8:9

Verses 4-15. See the parable of the Sower explained in Barnes Notes on Matthew 13:1-23. Matthew 13:1, and following.

Verse 5.

(d) "sower" Matthew 13:3, Mark 4:3 (e) "trodden down" Psalms 119:118, Matthew 5:13

Verse 6.

(f) "rock" Jeremiah 5:3

Verse 7.

(???) "among thorns" Jeremiah 4:3

Verse 8.

(h) "an hundred fold" Genesis 26:12 (l) "He that hath ears to hear" Matthew 13:18, Mark 4:14

Verse 10.

(k) "seeing they might not see" Is 6:9.

Verse 11.

(l) "Now, the parable is this:" Matthew 13:18, Mark 4:14 (m) "seed" 1 Peter 1:23

Verse 12.

(n) "taketh" Proverbs 4:5, Isaiah 65:11, James 1:23,24

Verse 13.

(o) "receive the word with joy" Psalms 106:12,13, Is 58:2, Galatians 3:1,4, 4:15 (p) "have no root" Proverbs 12:3, Hosea 6:4

Verse 14.

(q) "are choked" 1 Timothy 6:9,10, 2 Timothy 4:10, 1 John 2:15-17 (r) "bring no fruit" John 15:16

Verse 15.

(s) "honest" Jeremiah 32:39 (t) "patience" He 10:36, James 1:4

Verse 16.

Mark 4:21, and Mark 4:22-25

(u) "No man" Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 11:23

Verse 17.

Mark 4:21, and Mr 4:22-25

(v) "nothing is secret" Ecclesiastes 12:4, Matthew 10:26

Verse 18.

Mark 4:21, and Mr 4:22-25

(w) "take heed" James 1:21-25 (x) "whosoever hath" Matthew 13:12, 25:29, Luke 19:26 (1) "seemeth to have", or "thinketh that he hath"

Verse 19.

Matthew 12:46, and Matthew 12:47-50

(y) "Then came to him" Matthew 12:46, Mark 3:32

Verses 22-39. See this passage explained in the Barnes Notes on Matthew 8:23 Matthew 8:24 Mark 5:1, also Mark 5:2-20.

Verse 22.

(z) "Now it came to pass" Matthew 8:23, Mark 4:35

Verse 24.

(a) "and awoke him" Psalms 44:23, Is 51:9,10

Verse 26.

(b) "And they arrived" Matthew 8:28, Mark 5:1

Verse 28.

(c) "torment me not" Is 27:1, James 2:19, Revelation 20:10

Verse 31.

(d) "out into the deep" Revelation 20:3

Verse 34.

(e) "they fled" Acts 19:16,17

Verse 35.

(f) "right mind" Psalms 51:10

Verse 37.

(g) "besought him to depart" Acts 16:39

Verse 38.

(h) "besought him" Deuteronomy 10:20,21, Psalms 116:12,16

Verse 39.

(k) "great things" Psalms 126:2,3

Verses 40-56. See this passage explained in the Notes on Matthew 9:18-26 and Mr 5:21-43.

Matthew 9:18, and Matthew 9:19-26 Mark 5:21, and Mr 5:22-43

Verse 40.

Verse 41.

(l) "there came a man named Jarius" Matthew 9:13, Mark 5:22

Verse 43.

(m) "had spent" 2 Chronicles 16:12, Is 55:2 (n) "physicians" Luke 6:19, 1 Peter 2:9

Verse 44.

(o) "immediately" Matthew 8:3, Luke 13:13

Verse 47.

(q) "she was not hid" Psalms 38:9, Hos 5:3

Verse 49.

(s) "while she yet spoke" Matthew 9:23, Mark 5:35 (t) "ruler of the synagogue" Luke 8:41,42

Verse 50.

(u) "Fear not" John 11:25, Romans 4:17

Verse 52.

(v) "sleepeth" John 11:11,13

Verse 53.

(w) "laughed" Psalms 22:7, Luke 16:14

Verse 54.

(x) "arise" Luke 7:14, John 11:43

Verse 56.

(y) "charged them" Matthew 8:4, 9:30, Mark 5:43