Luke 8:1–3 · He calls people
I have called you by name
Jesus finds Mary Magdalene at her lowest and calls her by name.
4 minSeason 1, Episode 1
Before you watch: Mary is in distress at the start.
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Read it
1Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of God’s Kingdom. With him were the twelve,
2and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
Luke 8:1–2, World English Bible. Read the whole chapter on Free Scripture ↗
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What the show adds
The Gospels say only that Jesus freed Mary from seven demons (Luke 8:2). How he finds her is imagined. The words he says to her are from Isaiah 43:1.
A scene from The Chosen, played from its YouTube channel ↗. The whole episode is free in The Chosen app ↗.
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Think
What changes for Mary when someone says her name?
Nothing to write down or send. Sit with it, or talk about it with someone.