Pentecost Season · Proper 7 · Year C
Luke 8:26-39
The Gerasene Demoniac
June 25, 2028
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"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 on Luke 8:26-39 Working Preacher
Walks through the story's Gentile setting and its parallel to the mission of the seventy in the next chapter.
Luke 8:26-39 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-focused reading that connects the demoniac's isolation to social outcasts today.
Luke 8 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse notes on the exorcism, the drowned pigs, and the town's fearful reaction.
Luke 8:26 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentators like Matthew Henry, Alford, and the Pulpit Commentary on this verse.
Luke 8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary StudyLight
A fuller expositional treatment of the chapter's healing narratives.
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