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Luke 8 Summary
The parable of the sower and stilling the storm
Jesus travels preaching the kingdom of God with the twelve and several women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities. To a gathered multitude, he teaches the parable of the sower, explaining how the seed is the word of God and different hearts receive it in different ways: some lose it to the devil, some believe temporarily, some are choked by cares and pleasures, and some keep it and bear fruit with patience. He teaches that nothing is hidden that will not be revealed and emphasizes how to listen carefully. When crossing to the other side of the lake, Jesus rebukes the wind and raging water, calming the storm and asking the disciples where their faith is. In the Gadarenes, he casts many devils out of a demon-possessed man, sending them into a herd of swine that plunges into the lake. He heals a woman with an issue of blood and raises the daughter of Jairus, the synagogue ruler.
Key themes
Key verses
Luke 8:11
“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”
Luke 8:24-25
“And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.”
Luke 8:30-32
“And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.”
Luke 8:48
“And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.”
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