It had been an eventful day in the life of Jesus. Beside the Sea of Galilee He had spoken His first parables, by familiar illustrations again explaining to the people the nature of His kingdom and the manner in which it was to be established. He had likened His own work to that of the sower; the development of His kingdom to the growth of the mustard seed and the effect of leaven in the measure of meal. The great final separation of the righteous and the wicked He had pictured in the parables of the wheat and tares and the fishing net. The exceeding preciousness of the truths He taught had been illustrated by the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price, while in the parable of the householder He taught His disciples how they were to labor as His representatives.

Dette kapitel er bygget op over Matt 8,23-34; Mark 4,35-41; 5,1-20; Luk 8,22-39
Det havde været en begivenhedsrig dag for Jesus. Først havde han ved Genezaret sø fortalt sine første lignelser, hvor han ved hjælp af velkendte eksempler forklarede folket, af hvad art hans rige var, og på hvad måde det skulle oprettes. Han havde sammenlignet sin egen gerning med en sædemands, sit riges udfoldelse med et sennepsfrøs vækst og med virkningen af surdej i et mål mel. Han havde givet et billede af den endelige adskillelse mellem de retfærdige og de onde i lignelserne om hveden og rajgræsset og om voddet. Den umådelige rigdom i de sandheder, han lærte dem, var blevet skildret som den skjulte skat og den kostbare perle, medens han i lignelsen om husholderen lærte sine disciple, hvordan de skulle arbejde som hans stedfortrædere.