Question 1

What is Jesus teaching in the parable of the sower in this passage?

Accepted Answer

In the parable of the sower, Jesus explains how different people respond to God’s word. The seed is the word of God. The path is a hard heart where the devil quickly takes the word away. The rocky ground is a shallow heart that receives the word with joy, but falls away when trouble comes. The thorns are worries, riches, and pleasures that choke the word so it never ripens. The good soil is an honest and good heart that hears, keeps the word, and patiently bears fruit. Jesus is asking us to think about which soil we are.

Question 2

What does Jesus mean by Take heed therefore how ye hear?

Accepted Answer

When Jesus says, “Take heed therefore how ye hear,” he is warning that hearing God’s word is a serious thing. It is not enough just to listen with our ears. We need to come with a right heart, wanting to understand and obey. Those who receive and use what God gives will be given more light and help. Those who treat his word carelessly will lose even what they seem to have. Jesus is calling people to listen with faith, to keep the word, and to let it change their lives instead of brushing it aside.

Question 3

Why does Jesus say his true family are those who hear and do God’s word?

Accepted Answer

When Jesus’ mother and brothers could not reach him because of the crowd, he used that moment to teach. He said, “My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.” He was not dishonoring his earthly family, but he was showing that spiritual ties are even closer than blood ties. Those who listen to God’s word and put it into practice are his real household. This helps us see that following him is not about earthly status or birth, but about a willing heart that hears and obeys God.

Question 4

What does calming the storm show about Jesus and the disciples’ faith?

Accepted Answer

When the storm hit the lake, the disciples were terrified and thought they were going to die. Jesus was asleep in the boat, showing his true humanity and trust. When they woke him, he rebuked the wind and the waves with a word, and there was a great calm, which shows his power as Lord over creation. Then he asked, “Where is your faith?” Their fear showed how weak their trust was, even though he was with them. This scene teaches that believers may face real danger, but are called to trust Jesus’ presence and power instead of being ruled by fear.

Question 5

Who is the demon-possessed man called Legion, and why is his story important?

Accepted Answer

The man called Legion had been possessed by many demons for a long time. He lived among the tombs, wore no clothes, broke chains, and was driven into lonely places. This shows how Satan’s power degrades and isolates a person. When he met Jesus, he cried out, and Jesus commanded the unclean spirits to leave. They went into a herd of pigs, which then rushed into the lake and drowned. The man ended up sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind. His story shows Jesus’ authority over demons and how deeply he can change a person, turning shame and misery into a clear witness to God’s grace.

Question 6

Why did the people of the Gadarenes ask Jesus to leave their country?

Accepted Answer

After Jesus healed the man with many demons, the people of the Gadarenes saw the man sitting calmly with Jesus. Instead of rejoicing, they were seized with fear and asked Jesus to leave. They had just lost a herd of pigs, and the display of power unsettled them. Their reaction shows how people can fear God’s work when it disturbs their comfort or possessions. The healed man, however, wanted to go with Jesus. Jesus sent him home to tell what God had done for him, so that others might hear. This contrast shows how some refuse grace while others gladly bear witness to it.

Question 7

Why did Jesus tell the healed man to go home and show what God had done?

Accepted Answer

Jesus did not let the healed man from the tombs travel with him, but told him to return home and tell how great things God had done for him. This shows that following Jesus is not always about leaving everything outwardly, but about obeying his call where we are. The man became a witness in his own city, speaking not about his own strength but about God’s mercy. His former misery made God’s work stand out even more. This teaches that our past, even if dark, can be used to point others to God’s saving power when we speak humbly of what he has done.

Question 8

What is the meaning of Thy faith hath made thee whole to the woman with the issue of blood?

Accepted Answer

The woman with the issue of blood had suffered for twelve years and spent all she had on doctors. She came quietly behind Jesus and touched the edge of his garment, trusting that even this would heal her. At once the bleeding stopped. Jesus drew her out into the open, not to shame her, but to comfort and honor her faith. When he said, “Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace,” he confirmed that her healing was not by magic, but through trusting him. Her faith was the hand that received the power and kindness that came from him.

Question 9

What does raising Jairus’s daughter show about Jesus’ power over death?

Accepted Answer

Jairus, a synagogue ruler, begged Jesus to come because his only daughter was dying. On the way, Jesus was delayed by the woman he healed. Then news came that the girl had died. Jesus told Jairus, “Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.” At the house, mourners were weeping, but Jesus said she was not dead but sleeping, meaning that in his hands death was like sleep. They laughed at him, knowing she was dead. He put them out, took the girl’s hand, called, “Maid, arise,” and her spirit returned. This shows that Jesus is Lord over death itself and calls for trusting him even when hope seems gone.

Luke 8:1

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,

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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,

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