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Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 8:1-56

Luke 8:2 . Mary, called Magdalene. Origen reckons three women who anointed the Saviour. The first, in the house of Simon the pharisee. Luke 7:37. The second, the woman who anointed him six days before the passover. Mark 14:8. The third, the sister of Lazarus, who anointed him in the house of Simon the leper, Matthew 26:6-7. Chrysostom regards the two last as the same person. Out of whom went seven devils. Some of the ancient fathers of the church understand this of the vices to which she... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 8:22-25

Luke 8:22-25He went into a ship with His disciplesThe Saviour in the ship1.We do not need to be literally at sea, or to feel waves literally breaking over our heads, to find out what absolute helplessness is. The greater number of us, at some time in our lives, have known what it was to touch the last limit of our strength. One of the commonest forms of this exhaustion of human strength is in the struggle with disease or death, approaching yourself or some one you love like a part of yourself.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 8:25

Luke 8:25Where Is your faith?Where is your faith?It is as much as if He had said, “You thought that I was sleeping. But was it indeed only Me, or chiefly My eye, that slept? Was it not your faith.? You say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ but I say, ‘Where is your faith?’” It is a mistake, brethren, we are all making every day. We say,--“The Lord sleeps--the Lord sleeps.” But what is it,--“Your faith”sleeps. I begin by asking every one I am now addressing, “Where is your faith?” “Where is your faith?” Now... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:25

25 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. Ver. 25. Where is your faith? ] It is not having faith, but living by it, the actuating of it, that helps us in an exigence. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 8:25

Where: Luke 12:28, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 14:31, Matthew 17:20, Mark 4:40, Mark 4:41, John 11:40 being: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Joshua 10:12-2 Chronicles :, Job 38:8-2 Samuel :, Proverbs 8:29, Proverbs 30:4 Reciprocal: Psalms 29:4 - powerful Mark 6:51 - and the Luke 9:41 - O faithless Luke 9:43 - amazed read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:22-25

§ 50. THE CROSSING OF GENNESARET, vv. AND THE TEMPEST STILLED, Luke 8:22-25 . (See notes on Matthew 8:18-27; Mark 4:35-41.) read more

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