Chapter 8:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Lightfoot
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGarvey Pendleton
| McGee
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mark John
Luke 8
Concise Complete
The ministry of Christ. (1-3) The parable of the sower.
(4-21) Christ stilleth the tempest and casteth out devils. (22-40) The daughter
of Jairus restored to life. (41-56)
Verses 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.
Verses 4-21 There
are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in
the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever
indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a parable to others, with
which they are only amused, is a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and
governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by
the word we hear; to take heed lest we hear carelessly and slightly, lest we
entertain prejudices against the word we hear; and to take heed to our spirits
after we have heard the word, lest we lose what we have gained. The gifts we
have, will be continued to us or not, as we use them for the glory of God, and
the good of our brethren. Nor is it enough not to hold the truth in
unrighteousness; we should desire to hold forth the word of life, and to shine,
giving light to all around. Great encouragement is given to those who prove
themselves faithful hearers of the word, by being doers of the work. Christ owns
them as his relations.
Verses 22-40 Those
that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm,
and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of
guilt, and fear of wrath, but to go to Christ, and call him Master, and say, I
am undone, if thou dost not help me. When our dangers are over, it becomes us to
take to ourselves the shame of our own fears, and to give Christ the glory of
our deliverance. We may learn much out of this history concerning the world of
infernal, malignant spirits, which though not working now exactly in the same
way as then, yet all must at all times carefully guard against. And these
malignant spirits are very numerous. They have enmity to man and all his
comforts. Those under Christ's government are sweetly led with the bands of
love; those under the devil's government are furiously driven. Oh what a comfort
it is to the believer, that all the powers of darkness are under the control of
the Lord Jesus! It is a miracle of mercy, if those whom Satan possesses, are not
brought to destruction and eternal ruin. Christ will not stay with those who
slight him; perhaps he may no more return to them, while others are waiting for
him, and glad to receive him.
Verses 41-56 Let us
not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way
of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise every wise man will keep himself out
of it as much as he can. And many a poor soul is healed, and helped, and saved
by Christ, that is hidden in a crowd, and nobody notices it. This woman came
trembling, yet her faith saved her. There may be trembling, where yet there is
saving faith. Observe Christ's comfortable words to Jairus, Fear not, believe
only, and thy daughter shall be made whole. No less hard was it not to grieve
for the loss of an only child, than not to fear the continuance of that grief.
But in perfect faith there is no fear; the more we fear, the less we believe.
The hand of Christ's grace goes with the calls of his word, to make them
effectual. Christ commanded to give her meat. As babes new born, so those newly
raised from sin, desire spiritual food, that they may grow thereby.
Chapter 8:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Lightfoot
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGarvey Pendleton
| McGee
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mark John
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
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1 Chronicles
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Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
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Daniel
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Obadiah
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Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
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1 Corinthians
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1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
