Luke 8:1
JESUS TRAVELED THROUGH TOWNS AND VILLAGES. A tour of missions. Only Luke tells us about this.... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS TRAVELED THROUGH TOWNS AND VILLAGES. A tour of missions. Only Luke tells us about this.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SO DID SOME WOMEN. The fact that these women were part of the group who went along with Jesus was contrary to Jewish custom. The teachers of the Law did not believe women should be taught spiritual matters. Jesus breaks down all barriers (Galatians 3:28). MARY. There is no reason at all to think... [ Continue Reading ]
JOANNA. Nothing more is known of her. Note that her husband was an officer in Herod's court, which shows her social standing. [Herod Antipas. See note on Matthew 2:1.] SUSANNA. Mentioned only here. WHO USED THEIR OWN RESOURCES. Note that they financed this tour of missions. What they were doing was... [ Continue Reading ]
A MAN WENT OUT TO SOW HIS SEED. For notes on this parable, see Matthew 13:1-23.... [ Continue Reading ]
NO ONE LIGHTS A LAMP AND COVERS IT. See notes on Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21-25. Mark says: _"Pay attention to what you hear. "_ Luke says: _"Be careful, then, how you listen._ " _What_ we hear depends upon _how_ we listen.... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS' MOTHER AND BROTHERS CAME TO HIM. See notes on Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
ONE DAY JESUS GOT INTO A BOAT WITH HIS DISCIPLES. For notes on the Calming of the Storm, see Matthew 8:23-27.... [ Continue Reading ]
A MAN FROM TOWN WHO HAD DEMONS IN HIM. See notes on Matthew 8:28-34. The incident with the pigs proves the demons were not "make-believe." [Some scholars believe such demon possession disappeared after 70 A.D. when Jerusalem was destroyed.]... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN A MAN NAMED JAIRUS ARRIVED. This was the second time Jesus raised a person from death. [The first is _in_ Luke 7:1-17.] For notes on Jairus' daughter and the woman who touched Jesus' cloak, see Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43.... [ Continue Reading ]