Luke 8

Kommentar zu diesem Kapitel

KI zu diesem Kapitel fragen

Luke 8 gathers a parable and four miracles. Jesus travels with the Twelve and with women who support him from their own means, among them Mary Magdalene and Joanna. He tells the parable of the sower, seed on the path, the rock, the thorns, and the good soil, and explains it as the word of God received in four kinds of heart, adding that his true family are those who hear and do the word. Then he calms a storm on the lake, frees the Gerasene man possessed by a legion of demons and sends him home to tell what God has done, heals the woman who touched his cloak after twelve years of bleeding, and raises the daughter of Jairus with the words "Child, get up."

Kapitelkommentar öffnen

Luke 8 is one of the busiest chapters in the Gospels, and it begins with a detail only Luke gives: the movement was funded by women. Mary Magdalene, freed from seven demons, Joanna, whose husband ran Herod's household, Susanna, and many others paid the bills as Jesus went from town to town. Then the parable that Jesus said explains all the others. A farmer flings seed, and it lands on a path, on rock, among thorns, and on good ground, and what happens next depends entirely on the ground. The seed, he explains, is the word of God, and the soils are hearts, and the only one that bears a crop is the one that hears, holds on, and keeps going. After that, four events in quick succession show what the word can do. A storm on the lake, a boat filling with water, disciples screaming that they are dying, and a man who wakes up, tells the wind to stop, and asks them where their faith is. A naked man living among tombs, chained and breaking chains, possessed by a legion, who ends the story clothed and sane at Jesus' feet, sent home to tell his town what God did. A woman who has bled for twelve years and spent everything on doctors, who touches the edge of his cloak in a crowd and is called out of hiding to be called daughter. And a synagogue ruler's twelve-year-old girl, dead before Jesus reaches the house, who hears him say child, get up, and gets up hungry. Who is this, the disciples ask in the boat. The chapter is the answer.

Wichtige Bibelstellen

Luke 8:1-3 Luke 8:4-15 Luke 8:22-25 Luke 8:26-39 Luke 8:40-56 Mark 4:1-20

Historischer und literarischer Kontext

Luke alone records the women who financed Jesus' ministry; Joanna's husband managed Herod Antipas's household, which places support for Jesus inside the tetrarch's court. The parable of the sower reflects Palestinian farming, where seed was broadcast before plowing and paths, rock shelves, and thorns ran through the fields. Sudden windstorms on the Sea of Galilee are caused by air rushing down from the surrounding hills. The Gerasenes lived in the Decapolis, Gentile territory east of the lake, which explains the pigs. The woman with the bleeding was ritually unclean under Leviticus 15 and would have made anyone she touched unclean. Jairus led a synagogue; his daughter at twelve stood at the edge of adulthood.

Wie sich das Kapitel entfaltet

Verses 1 to 3 describe the traveling company and the women. Verses 4 to 15 give the parable of the sower, the reason for parables, and the explanation. Verses 16 to 18 add the lamp and the warning to listen well. Verses 19 to 21 redefine family around hearing and doing the word. Verses 22 to 25 narrate the storm. Verses 26 to 39 tell of the Gerasene demoniac, Legion, the pigs, the townspeople's fear, and the man's commission. Verses 40 to 56 interweave Jairus's plea, the healing of the bleeding woman, the news of the girl's death, and her raising.

Warum dieses Kapitel wichtig ist

The parable of the sower is the parable Jesus himself explained and the one he said unlocks the others, and its four soils have been the church's basic picture of how the word is received. "Where is your faith?" on the lake, "Who touched Me?" in the crowd, and "Child, get up" at the bedside are among the Gospel's most vivid scenes and have been painted, preached, and sung for centuries. The women of verses 1 to 3 are the first named financial supporters of the Christian movement. The healed demoniac sent home to tell his story is Luke's picture of the first Gentile witness, and the woman who touched the cloak is the model of faith that reaches out in secret and is called into the open.

Auslegungsfrage im Blick behalten

Jesus says he speaks in parables "so that" outsiders may not understand, quoting Isaiah 6, a hard saying that readers soften as a description of what happens or take at face value as judgment. The destruction of the pigs, and the loss to their owners, sits uneasily with modern readers, as does the townspeople's request that Jesus leave. Whether the woman's healing "took power out of" Jesus without his will is a question the text raises and leaves. The girl is called "asleep" while everyone knows she is dead, and Jesus' command to tell no one contradicts the demoniac's command to tell everyone, a contrast that depends on the audience.

Fragen zu diesem Kapitel

  • The same seed falls on four soils. Which soil describes how you have received God's word in the last year, and what would change the soil?
  • The healed man wants to leave with Jesus and is sent home instead. When is staying where you are the harder obedience?
  • Jairus is told his daughter is dead and hears, "Do not be afraid; just believe." What does it mean to believe after the worst news has arrived?

Mit Kontext studieren

Nutze dies als Kapitel-Leitfaden und gehe dann tiefer in den Text selbst. Ziel ist es, die Beobachtung zu verlangsamen, die Struktur wahrzunehmen und bessere Fragen zu stellen, bevor man vorschnell zu Schlussfolgerungen kommt.

Zu Notizen hinzufügen
1 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, 2 and certain women which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven devils had gone out, 3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto them of their substance. 4 And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: 5 The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. 6 And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And those on the rock [are ]they which, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this ]life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 15 And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. 16 And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they which enter in may see the light. 17 For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor [anything ]secret, that shall not be known and come to light. 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath. 19 And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come at him for the crowd. 20 And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21 But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. 22 Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling [with water], and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him? 26 And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee. 27 And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had devils; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in [any ]house, but in the tombs. 28 And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not. 29 For he commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the devil into the deserts. 30 And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many devils were entered into him. 31 And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss. 32 Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave. 33 And the devils came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were choked. 34 And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. 35 And they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the devils were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid. 36 And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with devils was made whole. 37 And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them; for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned. 38 But the man from whom the devils were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying, 39 Return to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him. 40 And as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him; for they were all waiting for him. 41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him to come into his house; 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him. 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any, 44 came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately the issue of her blood stanched. 45 And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press thee and crush [thee]. 46 But Jesus said, Some one did touch me: for I perceived that power had gone forth from me. 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately. 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. 49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s [house], saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. 50 But Jesus hearing it, answered him, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole. 51 And when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother. 52 And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth. 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 54 But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise. 55 And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that [something ]be given her to eat. 56 And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done.

Mach aus Lesen echtes Bibelstudium

Registriere dich, um Verse zu speichern, Notizen zu machen und mit KI-gestützten Werkzeugen zu studieren.

Registrieren Anmelden
Nächste Schritte nach diesem Kapitel Weiterlesen, Plan wählen oder mit KI weiterarbeiten.
Nächstes Kapitel lesen Luke 9 in Revised Version (1895).

Lesepläne

Wähle einen Plan, wenn du aus diesem Kapitel eine Gewohnheit machen willst.

KI zu diesem Kapitel fragen

Mit KI weiterdenken, wenn der Text Fragen offenlässt oder tiefer drängt.
Folge den Themen, die dieses Kapitel öffnet Verwandte Themenhubs, wenn dieses Kapitel eine größere Frage geöffnet hat.
Alle Themen

Bible passages about faith

A curated study hub for readers searching for faith, trust, assurance, and living dependence on God.

Bible passages about prayer

A curated Bible hub for readers searching for prayer, dependence, boldness before God, and persevering intercession.

Bible passages about identity

A curated Bible hub for readers searching for identity, belonging, adoption, purpose, and new life in Christ.

Bible passages about salvation

A curated Bible hub for readers searching for salvation, grace, new birth, rescue from sin, and life in Christ.