New American Standard Bible 2020
Luke 8
Women Support Jesus
1SoonG1722G2517afterwardG1722G2517, Jesus begangoingG1353aroundG1353from one cityπόλινpolinG4172and villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968to anotherκατὰkataG2596,proclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784and preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.The twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427were with Him,
2and alsosomeτινεςtinesG5100womenγυναῖκέςgunaikesG1135whoαἳhaiG3739had beenἦσανēsanG1510healedτεθεραπευμέναιtetherapeumenaiG2323of evilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151and sicknessesἀσθενειῶν,astheneiōnG769:MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137who was calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094,from whomἧςhēsG3739sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneG1831outG1831,
3and JoannaἸωάνναIōannaG2489the wifeγυνὴgunēG1135of ChuzaΧουζᾶChouzaG5529,Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264stewardἐπιτρόπουepitropouG2012,and SusannaΣουσάνναSousannaG4677,and manyπολλαὶpollaiG4183othersἕτεραιheteraiG2087whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748were contributingG1247toG1247their supportG1247out of their privateG5225meansG5225.
Parable of the Sower
5“The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentG1831outG1831to sowσπεῖραιspeiraiG4687his seedσπόρονsporonG4703;and as he sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739G3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598,and it was trampledG2662underfootG2662,and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772ateG2719it upG2719.
8And yetotherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098into the goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18soilγῆνgēnG1093,and grewG5453upG5453,and producedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590a hundredG1542timesG1542asG1542muchG1542.”As He saidλέγωνlegōnG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He would callἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455outG5455, “The one who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”
10And He saidG3004, “To you it has been grantedδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097themysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,but to the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062they are toldin parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443while seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they may not seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991, andwhile hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they may not understandσυνιῶσιν.suniōsinG4920.
12And thoseG3588besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόνhodonG3598are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,thenεἶταeitaG1534the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3056from their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,soG2443thatG2443they will not believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100and be savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.
13Those on the rockyπέτρας,petrasG4073soil arethe ones whoG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209the wordλόγον·logonG3056with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479; and yettheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778do not haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192a firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491;they believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100for a whileκαιρὸνkaironG2540,and in a timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986theyfallG868awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.
14And the seedwhich fellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,and as they goG4198onG4198their wayG4198they are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846by worriesμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308,richesπλούτουploutouG4149,and pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237of thislifeβίουbiouG979,and they bringG5052noοὐouG3756fruitG5052toG5052maturityG5052.
15But the seedin the goodκαλῇkalēaG2570soilγῇ,gēaG1093,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056with a goodκαλῇkalēaG2570and virtuousἀγαθῇagathēaG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,and holdG2722it firmlyG2722,and produceG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withperseveranceὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281.
Parable of the Lamp
16“NowδὲdeG1161noG3762oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762lightsἅψαςhapsasG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088and coversκαλύπτειkalupteiG2572it over with a containerσκεύειskeueiG4632,orἢēG2228putsτίθησιν,tithēsinG5087it underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270a bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825;but he putsτίθησινtithēsinG5087it on a lampstandλυχνίαςluchniasG3087soἵναinaG2443thatG2443thoseG3588who comeG1531inG1531may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991the lightφῶς.phōsG5457.
18SoοὖνounG3767takeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991careG991howπῶςpōsG4459you listenἀκούετε·akoueteG191;for whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302hasἔχῃ,echēG2192, to him morewill be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302does not haveἔχῃ,echēG2192,evenG2532whatὃhoG3739hethinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he hasἔχεινecheinG2192will be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142from him.”
Jesus Stills the Sea
24They cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334upG4334toG4334Jesusand wokeG1326Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MasterἐπιστάταepistataG1988,Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,we are perishingἀπολλύμεθα.apollumethaG622!”And He gotG1326upG1326andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the windἀνέμῳanemōG417and the surgingG2830wavesG2830,and they stoppedἐπαύσαντο,epausantoG3973, andit becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096calmγαλήνη.¶galēnēG1055.
25And He saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004to them,“WhereποῦpouG4226is your faithπίστιςpistisG4102?”But they wereG5399fearfulG5399and amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296,sayingG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778,that He commandsἐπιτάσσειepitasseiG2004evenG2532the windsἀνέμοιςanemoisG417and the waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,and they obeyὑπακούουσινhupakouousinG5219Him?”
The Demon-possessed Man Cured
27And when He steppedG1831outG1831ontoἐπὶepiG1909the landγῆνgēnG1093,a manἀνήρanērG435from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Him who was possessedἔχωνechōnG2192with demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140;and he had not putἐνεδύσατοenedusatoG1746on clothingἱμάτιονhimationG2440for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550and was not livingἔμενενemenenG3306in a houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,but amongG1722the tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418.
28And seeingG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,he criedG349outG349and fellG4363downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363Him, and saidG3004with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “WhatτίtiG5101business do You have with me, JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You, do not tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928me!”
29For He had alreadycommandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151to comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831outG1831of the manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444.For it had seizedσυνηρπάκειsunērpakeiG4884him manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183timesχρόνοιςchronoisG5550;and he was boundἐδεσμεύετοedesmeuetoG1195with chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254and shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976and keptG5442underG5442guardG5442, and yethe would breakδιαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōnG1284the restraintsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and be drivenἠλαύνετοēlaunetoG1643by the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140into the desertἐρήμους.erēmousG2048.
32NowδὲdeG1161there was a herdἀγέληagelēG34of manyἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένηboskomenēG1006thereἐκεῖekeiG1563on the mountainὄρει,oreiG3735; and the demonsbeggedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870Him to permitG2010them to enterεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525the pigs. And He gaveG2010them permissionG2010.
33And the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140cameG1831outG1831of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the pigsχοίρους,choirousG5519;and the herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911intothe lakeλίμνηνlimnēnG3041and was drownedἀπεπνίγη.¶apepnigēG638.
35And the peoplecameG1831outG1831to seeG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096;and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and foundεὗρονheuronG2147the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneG1831outG1831,sittingG2521downG2521at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439and in his rightG4993mindG4993;and they becameG5399frightenedG5399.
37And allἅπανhapanG537thepeopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the territoryG4066of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnG1086andG4066theG4066surroundingG4066regionπεριχώρουperichōrouG4066askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065Him to leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565them, becauseὅτιhotiG3754they were overwhelmedσυνείχοντο.¶suneichontoG4912by greatμεγάλῳmegalōG3173fearφόβῳphobōG5401;and He gotἐμβὰςembasG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143and returnedὑπέστρεψεν.hupestrepsenG5290.
39“ReturnὑπόστρεφεhupostrepheG5290to your homeοἶκόνoikonG3624and describeδιηγοῦdiēgouG1334whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745Godθεός.theosG2316has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for you.”SoG2532he wentG565awayG565,proclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληνkath᾽ holēnG2596G3650the cityπόλινpolinG4172whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for him.
Miracles of Healing
41And a manἀνὴρanērG435namedὄνομαonomaG3686JairusἸάϊρος,IairosG2383cameἦλθενēlthenG2064, and he was anofficialἄρχωνarchōnG758of the synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864;and he fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098at Jesus’ἸησοῦIēsouG2424feetπόδαςpodasG4228, and beganurgingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870Him 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.”
47NowδὲdeG1161when the womanγυνὴgunēG1135sawG3708that she had not escapedG2990noticeG2990,she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064tremblingτρέμουσαtremousaG5141and fellG4363downπροσπεσοῦσαprospesousaG4363beforeG4363Him, and admittedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518inG1799theG1799presenceG1799ofG1799allπαντὸςpantosG3956the 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 exceptG1508PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,and 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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