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Time after Pentecost · Proper 7 · Year C

Luke 8:26-39

The Gerasene Demoniac

June 25, 2028

The Miracle of the Gaderene Swine, Briton Rivière
The Miracle of the Gaderene Swine, Briton Rivière, 1883Tate, London
A painter of animals gives the whole canvas to the herd going over the cliff in a solid mass, with the human figures almost out of sight.The demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake.Tate, LondonThe national collection of British art and of international modern art, founded on a sugar fortune and now spread across four sites.Tate, London
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 8:26-39Lk 8:26-39
EpistleGal. 3:23-4:7Gal 3:23-4:7
Old TestamentIsa. 65:1-9Is 65:1-9
PsalterPs. 3Ps 3

Overview & Insights

"Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." (Luke 8:39)

Jesus crosses into Gentile territory and frees a man tormented by a legion of demons, who is found afterward clothed and in his right mind. The healed man wants to follow Jesus but is instead sent home to tell his own town what God has done.

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Commentary

Commentary on Luke 8:26-39Commentary on Lk 8:26-39 Working Preacher

Notes this as Jesus's only healing on Gentile soil and its link to the mission of the seventy.

Luke 8:26-39 CommentaryLk 8:26-39 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Preaching-focused walkthrough of the exorcism and the town's fearful response.

Luke 8 CommentaryLk 8 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse treatment of the demoniac's healing and the herd of swine.

Luke 8:26 CommentariesLk 8:26 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects classic commentators on Jesus's arrival in Gerasene territory.

Luke 8 CommentaryLk 8 Commentary Precept Austin

Detailed notes on the man's restoration and his commission to go home.

Proper 7, Year C Sermons Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

Episcopal preaching resources written directly for this Sunday's readings.

Background & Word Study

Luke 8:26 InterlinearLk 8:26 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek naming of the legion of demons and the man's condition.

Luke 1-9Lk 1-9 BibleProject

Overview video tracing Luke's narrative through this healing.

The Church Fathers

Luke 8Lk 8 Catena

Patristic readings on the healing of the man possessed by a legion of demons.

Worship & Prayers

Proper 7, Year C The Lectionary Page

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Podcast

#1029: Second Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 12C) – June 22, 2025 Working Preacher (Sermon Brainwave)

Luther Seminary’s homiletics roundtable on this Sunday’s appointed texts, including Luke 8:26-39.

Art & Music

Art, music and hymns for Luke 8:26-39Art, music and hymns for Lk 8:26-39 Vanderbilt

The Vanderbilt Divinity Library index of visual art, hymns and music chosen for this reading.

Study Hub

Luke 8:26-39Lk 8:26-39 Textweek

Long-running study-hub index of resources on this exact pericope.

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