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Book of Matthew
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:18 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:18 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:18 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:18 JFB -> Commentary on 8:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:18 PNT -> Commentary on 8:18 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:18 TFG -> Commentary on 8:18 TSK -> Commentary on 8:18 TSK -> Entry for 8:18 WEN -> Notes on 8:18 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ; Rest WJD -> Devotional using 8:18 WJD -> Devotional using 8:18 8:18 - [In Context] Jesus saw that all the people were around him. So Jesus told his followers to go to the other side of the lake.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:19 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:19 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:19 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:19 JFB -> Commentary on 8:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:19 PNT -> Commentary on 8:19 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:19 TFG -> Commentary on 8:19 TSK -> Commentary on 8:19 TSK -> Entry for 8:19 WEN -> Notes on 8:19 NTB -> Character; Doctor; Instability; Jesus, The Christ; Master; Self-Denial; Zeal, Religious WJD -> Devotional using 8:19 WJD -> Devotional using 8:19 8:19 - [In Context] Then a teacher of the law came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, I will follow you any place you go."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:20 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:20 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:20 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:20 JFB -> Commentary on 8:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:20 PNT -> Commentary on 8:20 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:20 SRN -> Study Notes on 8:20 TFG -> Commentary on 8:20 TSK -> Commentary on 8:20 TSK -> Entry for 8:20 WEN -> Notes on 8:20 NTB -> Birds; Character; Fox; Instability; Jesus, The Christ; Self-Denial; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Birds; Christ, Character of; Fox, The; Human Nature of Christ, The; Poor, The; Self-denial EBD -> Daemon WJD -> Devotional using 8:20 WJD -> Devotional using 8:20 8:20 - [In Context] Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests to live in. But the Son of Man F96 has no place where he can rest his head."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:21 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:21 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:21 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:21 JFB -> Commentary on 8:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:21 PNT -> Commentary on 8:21 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:21 TFG -> Commentary on 8:21 TSK -> Commentary on 8:21 TSK -> Entry for 8:21 WEN -> Notes on 8:21 NTB -> Character; Decision; Excuses; Jesus, The Christ; Procrastination; Self-Denial TTT -> Burial; Self-denial WJD -> Devotional using 8:21 WJD -> Devotional using 8:21 8:21 - [In Context] Another man, one of Jesus' followers, said to Jesus, "Lord, let me go and bury my father first. {Then I will follow you.}"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:22 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:22 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:22 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:22 JFB -> Commentary on 8:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:22 PNT -> Commentary on 8:22 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:22 TFG -> Commentary on 8:22 TSK -> Commentary on 8:22 TSK -> Entry for 8:22 WEN -> Notes on 8:22 NTB -> Character; Decision; Jesus, The Christ; Self-Denial TTT -> Self-denial WJD -> Devotional using 8:22 WJD -> Devotional using 8:22 8:22 - [In Context] But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the people that are dead bury their own dead."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:23 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:23 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:23 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:23 JFB -> Commentary on 8:23 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:23 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:23 PNT -> Commentary on 8:23 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:23 TFG -> Commentary on 8:23 TSK -> Commentary on 8:23 TSK -> Entry for 8:23 WEN -> Notes on 8:23 NTB -> Doubting; Faith; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles; Trouble TTT -> Miracles of Christ, The EBD -> Galilee, Sea of SBD -> Handicraft WJD -> Devotional using 8:23 WJD -> Devotional using 8:23 8:23 - [In Context] Jesus got into a boat and his followers went with him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:24 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:24 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:24 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:24 JFB -> Commentary on 8:24 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:24 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:24 PNT -> Commentary on 8:24 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:24 TFG -> Commentary on 8:24 TSK -> Commentary on 8:24 TSK -> Entry for 8:24 WEN -> Notes on 8:24 NTB -> Doubting; Faith; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena; Miracles; Rest; Sea; Sleep; Trouble TTT -> Human Nature of Christ, The; Miracles of Christ, The; Sea, The EBD -> Galilee, Sea of WJD -> Devotional using 8:24 WJD -> Devotional using 8:24 8:24 - [In Context] After the boat left the shore, a very bad storm began on the lake. The waves covered the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:25 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:25 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:25 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:25 JFB -> Commentary on 8:25 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:25 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:25 PNT -> Commentary on 8:25 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:25 TFG -> Commentary on 8:25 TSK -> Commentary on 8:25 TSK -> Entry for 8:25 WEN -> Notes on 8:25 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Apostles; Doubting; Faith; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena; Miracles; Sea; Trouble TTT -> Miracles of Christ, The EBD -> Galilee, Sea of WJD -> Devotional using 8:25 WJD -> Devotional using 8:25 8:25 - [In Context] The followers went to Jesus and woke him. They said, "Lord, save us! We will drown!"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:26 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:26 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:26 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:26 JFB -> Commentary on 8:26 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:26 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:26 PNT -> Commentary on 8:26 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:26 TFG -> Commentary on 8:26 TSK -> Commentary on 8:26 TSK -> Entry for 8:26 WEN -> Notes on 8:26 NTB -> Apostles; Chiding; Cowardice; Doubting; Faith; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena; Miracles; Sea; Trouble TTT -> Miracles of Christ, The; Wind, The EBD -> Fishing, the art of; Galilee, Sea of UTM -> Devotional using 8:26 WJD -> Devotional using 8:26 WJD -> Devotional using 8:26 8:26 - [In Context] Jesus answered, "Why are you afraid? You don't have enough faith." Then Jesus stood and gave a command to the wind and the waves. The wind stopped, and the lake became very calm.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:27 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:27 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:27 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:27 JFB -> Commentary on 8:27 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:27 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:27 PNT -> Commentary on 8:27 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:27 TFG -> Commentary on 8:27 TSK -> Commentary on 8:27 TSK -> Entry for 8:27 WEN -> Notes on 8:27 NTB -> Apostles; Doubting; Faith; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena; Miracles; Power TTT -> Power of Christ, The; Sea, The EBD -> Galilee, Sea of TV -> Devotional using 8:27 WJD -> Devotional using 8:27 TV -> Devotional using 8:27 WJD -> Devotional using 8:27 TV -> Devotional using 8:27 8:27 - [In Context] The men were amazed. They said, "What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the water obey him!"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:28 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:28 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:28 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:28 JFB -> Commentary on 8:28 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:28 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:28 PNT -> Commentary on 8:28 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:28 SRN -> Study Notes on 8:28 TFG -> Commentary on 8:28 TSK -> Commentary on 8:28 TSK -> Entry for 8:28 WEN -> Notes on 8:28 NTB -> Burial; Demons; Gadarenes; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles; Swine TTT -> Miracles of Christ, The EBD -> Daemoniac; Gadara; Gadarenes SBD -> Demoniacs; Gadarenes, Girgesenes, Gerasenes WJD -> Devotional using 8:28 WJD -> Devotional using 8:28 8:28 - [In Context] Jesus arrived at the other side of the lake in the country of the Gadarene F97 people. There, two men came to Jesus. They had demons F98 inside them. These men lived in the burial caves. They were very dangerous. So people could not use the road by those caves.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:29 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:29 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:29 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:29 JFB -> Commentary on 8:29 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:29 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:29 PNT -> Commentary on 8:29 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:29 TFG -> Commentary on 8:29 TSK -> Commentary on 8:29 TSK -> Entry for 8:29 WEN -> Notes on 8:29 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Judgment; Miracles; Swine TTT -> Miracles of Christ, The EBD -> Daemoniac; Gadara SBD -> Demon; Demoniacs WJD -> Devotional using 8:29 WJD -> Devotional using 8:29 8:29 - [In Context] The two men came to Jesus and shouted, "What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to punish us before the right time?"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:30 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:30 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:30 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:30 JFB -> Commentary on 8:30 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:30 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:30 PNT -> Commentary on 8:30 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:30 TSK -> Commentary on 8:30 TSK -> Entry for 8:30 WEN -> Notes on 8:30 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles; Swine TTT -> Miracles of Christ, The; Swine EBD -> Gadara WJD -> Devotional using 8:30 WJD -> Devotional using 8:30 8:30 - [In Context] Near that place there was a large herd of pigs feeding.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:31 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:31 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:31 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:31 JFB -> Commentary on 8:31 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:31 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:31 PNT -> Commentary on 8:31 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:31 SRN -> Study Notes on 8:31 TSK -> Commentary on 8:31 TSK -> Entry for 8:31 WEN -> Notes on 8:31 NTB -> Animals; Demons; Gadarenes; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles; Swine TTT -> Miracles of Christ, The; Swine EBD -> Gadara WJD -> Devotional using 8:31 WJD -> Devotional using 8:31 8:31 - [In Context] The demons F99 begged Jesus, "If you make us leave these men, please send us into that herd of pigs."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:32 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:32 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:32 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:32 JFB -> Commentary on 8:32 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:32 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:32 PNT -> Commentary on 8:32 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:32 TFG -> Commentary on 8:32 TSK -> Commentary on 8:32 TSK -> Entry for 8:32 WEN -> Notes on 8:32 NTB -> Animals; Demons; Gadarenes; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles; Swine TTT -> Miracles of Christ, The; Sea, The; Swine EBD -> Gadara SBD -> Swine WJD -> Devotional using 8:32 WJD -> Devotional using 8:32 8:32 - [In Context] Jesus said to them, "Go!" So the demons F100 left those men and went into the pigs. Then the whole herd of pigs ran down the hill and into the lake. All the pigs drowned in the water.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:33 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:33 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:33 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:33 JFB -> Commentary on 8:33 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:33 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:33 PNT -> Commentary on 8:33 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:33 TFG -> Commentary on 8:33 TSK -> Commentary on 8:33 TSK -> Entry for 8:33 WEN -> Notes on 8:33 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Gadara WJD -> Devotional using 8:33 WJD -> Devotional using 8:33 8:33 - [In Context] The men that had the work of caring for the pigs ran away. They went into town and told the people what happened. They told about all that happened with the pigs and with the men that had demons.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:34 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:34 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:34 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:34 JFB -> Commentary on 8:34 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:34 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:34 PNT -> Commentary on 8:34 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:34 TFG -> Commentary on 8:34 TSK -> Commentary on 8:34 TSK -> Entry for 8:34 WEN -> Notes on 8:34 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles; Superstition EBD -> Gadara WJD -> Devotional using 8:34 WJD -> Devotional using 8:34 8:34 - [In Context] Then the whole town went out to see Jesus. When the people saw Jesus, they begged him to leave their area.
FOOTNOTES: F96: Son of Man   A name Jesus used for himself. In Dan. 7:13-14, this is the name for the Messiah, the one God chose to save his people. F97: Gadarene   From Gadara, an area southeast of Lake Galilee. F98: demon(s)   Demons are evil spirits from the devil. F99: demon(s)   Demons are evil spirits from the devil. F100: demon(s)   Demons are evil spirits from the devil.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; WJD - What Jesus Did!; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.