New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 8
Ministering Women
1Soon afterwardsἐν καθεξῆςen kathexēsG1722G2517, He begangoingG1353aroundG1353from one cityπόλινpolinG4172and villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968to anotherκατὰkataG2596,proclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784and preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.The twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427were with Him,
2and alsosomeτινεςtinesG5100womenγυναῖκέςgunaikesG1135whoαἳhaiG3739had beenἦσανēsanG1510healedτεθεραπευμέναιtetherapeumenaiG2323of evilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151and sicknessesἀσθενειῶν,astheneiōnG769:MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137who was calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094,from whomἧςhēsG3739sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneἐξεληλύθει,exelēlutheiG1831out,
3and JoannaἸωάνναIōannaG2489the wifeγυνὴgunēG1135of ChuzaΧουζᾶChouzaG5529,Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264stewardἐπιτρόπουepitropouG2012,and SusannaΣουσάνναSousannaG4677,and manyπολλαὶpollaiG4183othersἕτεραιheteraiG2087whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748were contributingG1247to their supportG1247out of their privateG5225meansG5225.
Parable of the Sower
5“The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out to sowσπεῖραιspeiraiG4687his seedσπόρονsporonG4703;and as he sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739G3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598,and it was trampledG2662underG2662footG2662and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦouranouG3772ateκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719it up.
8OtherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098into the goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18soilγῆνgēnG1093,and grewφυὲνphuenG5453up, and producedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590a hundredG1542timesG1542as greatG1542.”As He saidλέγωνlegōnG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He would callἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455out, “He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”
10And He saidG3004, “To you it has been grantedδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097the mysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,but to the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062it isin parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,soἵναinaG2443thatseeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they may not seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991,and hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they may not understandσυνιῶσιν.suniōsinG4920.
12ThoseG3588besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόνhodonG3598are thoseG3588who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191;thenεἶταeitaG1534the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3056from their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,soἵναinaG2443that they will not believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100and be savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.
13Those on the rockyπέτρας,petrasG4073soil arethose whoG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209the wordλόγον·logonG3056with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;and theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491;they believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100for a whileκαιρὸνkaironG2540,and in timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986fallG868awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.
14The seedwhich fellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,and as they goG4198on their wayG4198they are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846with worriesμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308and richesπλούτουploutouG4149and pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237of thislifeβίουbiouG979,and bringG5052noοὐouG3756fruitG5052to maturityG5052.
15But the seedin the goodκαλῇkalēaG2570soilγῇ,gēaG1093,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056in an honestκαλῇkalēaG2570and goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,and holdG2722it fastG2722,and bearG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withperseveranceὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281.
Parable of the Lamp
16“NowδὲdeG1161noG3762oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762after lightingἅψαςhapsasG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088coversκαλύπτειkalupteiG2572it over with a containerσκεύειskeueiG4632,orἢēG2228putsτίθησιν,tithēsinG5087it underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270a bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825;but he putsτίθησινtithēsinG5087it on a lampstandλυχνίαςluchniasG3087,soἵναinaG2443that thoseG3588who comeεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531in may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991the lightφῶς.phōsG5457.
18SoοὖνounG3767takeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991careG991howπῶςpōsG4459you listenἀκούετε·akoueteG191;for whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302hasἔχῃ,echēG2192, to him moreshall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302does not haveἔχῃ,echēG2192,evenG2532whatὃhoG3739hethinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he hasἔχεινecheinG2192shall be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142from him.”
Jesus Stills the Sea
22NowδὲdeG1161on oneμιᾷmiaG1520of thosedaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250Jesus and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101gotἐνέβηenebēG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143,and He saidG3004to them,“Let us goG1330overG1330to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008ofthe lakeλίμνης.limnēsG3041.”SoG2532they launchedἀνήχθησαν.anēchthēsanG321out.
24They cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to Jesus and wokeδιήγειρανdiēgeiranG1326Him up, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MasterἐπιστάταepistataG1988,Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,we are perishingἀπολλύμεθα.apollumethaG622!”And He gotδιεγερθεὶςdiegertheisG1326up andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the windἀνέμῳanemōG417and the surgingG2830wavesG2830,and they stoppedἐπαύσαντο,epausantoG3973, andit becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096calmγαλήνη.¶galēnēG1055.
25And He saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004to them,“WhereποῦpouG4226is your faithπίστιςpistisG4102?”They were fearfulφοβηθέντεςphobēthentesG5399and amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296,sayingG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778,that He commandsἐπιτάσσειepitasseiG2004evenG2532the windsἀνέμοιςanemoisG417and the waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,and they obeyὑπακούουσινhupakouousinG5219Him?”
The Demoniac Cured
27And when He cameἘξελθόντιExelthontiG1831out ontoἐπὶepiG1909the landγῆνgēnG1093,He was metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221by a manἀνήρanērG435from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172who was possessedἔχωνechōnG2192with demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140;and who had not putἐνεδύσατοenedusatoG1746on any clothingἱμάτιονhimationG2440for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550,and was not livingἔμενενemenenG3306in a houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,but in the tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418.
28SeeingG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,he criedἀνακράξαςanakraxasG349out and fellG4363beforeG4363Him, and saidG3004in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “WhatτίtiG5101business do we have with each other, JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You, do not tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928me.”
29For He had commandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151to comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831out of the manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444.For it had seizedσυνηρπάκειsunērpakeiG4884him manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183timesχρόνοιςchronoisG5550;and he was boundἐδεσμεύετοedesmeuetoG1195with chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254and shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976and keptG5442underG5442guardG5442, and yethe would breakδιαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōnG1284his bondsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and be drivenἠλαύνετοēlaunetoG1643by the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140into the desertἐρήμους.erēmousG2048.
32NowδὲdeG1161there was a herdἀγέληagelēG34of manyἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425swineχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένηboskomenēG1006thereἐκεῖekeiG1563on the mountainὄρει,oreiG3735; and the demonsimploredπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870Him to permitG2010them to enterεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525the swine. And He gaveG2010them permissionG2010.
33And the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140cameἐξελθόνταexelthontaG1831out of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the swineχοίρους,choirousG5519;and the herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911intothe lakeλίμνηνlimnēnG3041and was drownedἀπεπνίγη.¶apepnigēG638.
35The peoplewentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out to seeG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096;and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and foundεὗρονheuronG2147the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out, sittingG2521downG2521at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439and in his rightG4993mindG4993;and they became frightenedἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.
37And allἅπανhapanG537the peopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the countryG4066of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnG1086and the surroundingπεριχώρουperichōrouG4066districtG4066askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065Him to leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565them, for they were grippedσυνείχοντο.¶suneichontoG4912with greatμεγάλῳmegalōG3173fearφόβῳphobōG5401;and He gotἐμβὰςembasG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143and returnedὑπέστρεψεν.hupestrepsenG5290.
39“ReturnὑπόστρεφεhupostrepheG5290to your houseοἶκόνoikonG3624and describeδιηγοῦdiēgouG1334whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745Godθεός.theosG2316has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for you.”SoG2532he wentG565awayG565,proclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596the wholeὅληνholēnG3650cityπόλινpolinG4172whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for him.
Miracles of Healing
41And there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064a manἀνὴρanērG435namedὄνομαonomaG3686JairusἸάϊρος,IairosG2383, and he was anofficialἄρχωνarchōnG758of the synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864;and he fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098at Jesus’ἸησοῦIēsouG2424feetπόδαςpodasG4228, and beganto imploreπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870Him to comeεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525to his houseοἶκονoikonG3624;
45And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004,“WhoτίςtisG5101is the one who touchedἁψάμενόςhapsamenosG681Me?”And while they were allπάντωνpantōnG3956denyingἀρνουμένωνarnoumenōnG720it, PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988, thepeopleὄχλοιochloiG3793are crowdingσυνέχουσίνsunechousinG4912and pressingἀποθλίβουσινapothlibousinG598in on You.”
47When the womanγυνὴgunēG1135sawG3708that she had not escapedG2990noticeG2990,she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064tremblingτρέμουσαtremousaG5141and fellG4363downπροσπεσοῦσαprospesousaG4363beforeG4363Him, and declaredἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of allπαντὸςpantosG3956the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992the reasonαἰτίανaitianG156whyδι᾽ ἣνdi᾽ hēnG1223G3739she had touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681Him, and howὡςhōsG5613she had been immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916healedἰάθηiathēG2390.
49While He was stillἜτιEtiG2089speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980,someoneτιςtisG5100cameἔρχεταίerchetaiG2064from the house ofthe synagogueἀρχισυναγώγουarchisunagōgouG752officialG752,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “Your daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364has diedτέθνηκενtethnēkenG2348;do not troubleσκύλλεskulleG4660the Teacherδιδάσκαλον.didaskalonG1320anymoreμηκέτιmēketiG3371.”
51When He cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,He did not allowἀφῆκενaphēkenG863anyoneτιναtinaG5100to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525with Him, exceptG1508PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491and JamesἸάκωβον,IakōbonG2385,and the girl’sπαιδὸςpaidosG3816fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέρα.mēteraG3384.
Commentaries on Luke 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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