Luke 8:1

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, This exquisite section is unique to Luke. It seems to follow, in point of time, the events of the preceding chapter. AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTERWARD, THAT HE WENT, [ kai (G2532) autos (G846) dioodeuen (G1353)] - 'that AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTERWARD, THAT HE WENT, [ kai (G2532) autos (G846) dioodeuen (G1353)] -...

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 have been Christ’s assistants. Next, he adds, that among those who accompanied Christ were _certain women, who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases, _such as _Mary Magdalene, _who had been tormented _by seven devils _To be associated with such persons might be thought dishonorable; for what could be more unworthy of the Son of God than to lead about with him women who were marked with infamy? But t...

1-3 We are here told what Christ made the constant business of his life, it was teaching the gospel. Tidings of the kingdom of God are glad tidings, and what Christ came to bring. Certain women attended upon him who ministered to him of their substance. It showed the mean condition to which the Saviour humbled himself, that he needed their kindness, and his great humility, that he accepted it. Though rich, yet for our sakes he became poor....

CHAPTER VIII. _Jesus preaches through every city and village_, 1. _Women minister to him_, 2, 3. _Instructs the multitudes by the parable of the sower_, 4-8. _Explains it at large to his disciples_, 9-15. _Directions how to improve by hearing the Gospel_, 16-18. _His mother and brethren seek him_, 19-21. _He and his disciples go upon the lake, and are taken in a_ _storm_, 22-25. _They arrive among the Gadarenes_, 26, _where he cures a demoniac_, 27-39. He returns from the Gadarenes, and is

EVERY CITY AND VILLAGE - Of Galilee. PREACHING AN 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 people. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. THE TWELVE - The twelve apostles....

EXPOSITION LUKE 8:1 _St. Luke_'_s brief notice of the women who formed part of the company of Jesus._ 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 Jesus may be well arranged under three hea

AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTERWARDS, c] 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 between him and the Pharisee: THAT HE WENT THROUGHOUT EVERY CITY AND VILLAGE: that is, in Galilee, where he now was, as is clear from the foregoing chapter, and from what follows in this, Luke 8:26 and besides, it was by the sea of Galilee that he delivered the following parable concerning the sower; see Matth

Luke 8:1. _And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance._ The previous chapter tells how the woman in Simon's house manifested her love to the Saviour. She showed her love in one way, and in a very special way; but there were others, who had similar affection for him, who showed it in other ways. What is right for one person to do might not be a wise or right thing for everybody to do. Christ did not want his feet washed with tears every minute in the day, nor to have them anointed with even precious ointment very ofte...

CHAPTER 8 __ 1. The Ministering Company (Luke 8:1 .) 2. The Parable of the Sower. (Luke 8:4 .) 3. The Parable of the Lighted Candle. (Luke 8:16) 4. The Declaration of a New Relationship. (Luke 8:19 .) 5. The Storm on the Lake. (Luke 8:22) 6. In the Country of the Gadarenes; the Maniac Healed. (Luke 8:26) 7. His Rejection by the Gadarenes. (Luke 8:37 .) 8. The Wo

THE WOMEN FRIENDS OF JESUS (Lk. only). Nothing shows the originality of Jesus more than His attitude towards women. Lk. especially dwells on this both in the Gospel and in Ac, where we see how much the early Church owed to the gentler sex. It is possible that some of these women who showed their gratitude to the Healer by supporting His mission, were only secure against a return of their maladies as they continued in His company. LUKE 8:2. MAGDALENE: _ i.e._ of Magdala (p. 29, _cf._ Matthew 15:39), then a flourishing town on the Lake of Galilee. Luke 8:3. Joanna: Luke 24:10; _cf._ Introd. CHUZA, HEROD'S STEWARD: