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Luke 8:1 KJV
Luke · chapter 8 · verse 1
And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,Luke 8:1 · King James Version
Luke 8:1 in context
1And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- afterwardenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- afterwardkathexēsone after another, successively, in orderG2517 →
- preachingkēryssōto be a herald, to officiate as a herald, to proclaim after the manner of a herald…G2784 →
- villagekōmēthe common sleeping place to which labourers in the field return, a village, the name of…G2968 →
- tidingseuangelizōto bring good news, to announce glad tidings, used in the OT of any kind of good news, of…G2097 →
- kingdombasileiaroyal power, kingship, dominion, rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but…G932 →
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We are here told, I. What Christ made the constant business of his life - it was preaching; in that work he was indefatigable, and went about doing good (Luk 8:1), afterward - en tō kathexēs - ordine, in the proper time or method. Christ took his work before him and went about it regularly.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3