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Luke 8:30
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many devils were entered into him.
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many devils were entered into him.
See this passage explained in the Matthew 8:23 notes, and Mark 5:1 notes....
CHAPTER 8 __ 1. The Ministering Company (Luke 8:1 .) 2. The Parable of the Sower. (Luke 8:4 .) 3. The Parable of the Lighted Candle. (Luke 8:16) 4. The Declaration of a New Relationship. ...
WONDER STORIES: the tempest, the demoniac and the swine, Jairus-' daughter, and the woman with hemorrhage (Mark 4:35 to Mark 5:43 *, Matthew 8:23 *, Matthew 9:1
ON THE ROAD (Luke 8:1-3)...
They came in their voyage to the district of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. When Jesus had disembarked on the land there met him a man from the town who had demons. For a long t...
MANY, &c. See note on Mark 5:9....
_What is thy name?_ The question was no doubt asked in mercy. Gently to ask a person's name is often an effectual way to calm the agitations and fix the wavering thoughts of these sufferers. _And he s...
ΤΊ ΣΟΙ ὌΝΟΜΆ ἘΣΤΙΝ; The question was no doubt asked in mercy. Gently to ask a person’s name is often an effectual way to calm the agitations and fix the wavering thoughts of these sufferers. ΛΕΓΙΏΝ. A...
THE GERGESENE DEMONIAC...
Ver 26. And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes which is over against Galilee. 27. And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and...
ΈΠΗΡΏΤΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Luke 8:9. ΛΕΓΙΏΝ (G3003) легион (_см._ Matthew 26:53; Evans), ΕΊΣΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΊΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525) входить....
WHAT IS THY NAME, &C.?— Our Saviour probably asked the name of the evil spirit, to shew the extreme misery of the demoniac who was possessed by him. There is no need of concluding from the answer, tha...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 In Evil Spirits (Luke 8:26-39) 26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27And as he stepped out on land, there met him a man from...
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. For the exposition...
9-10 Compare Mat_13:10-17; Mar_4:10-13; Isa_6:9. 11-12 Compare Mat_13:18-19; Mar_4:14-15. 13 Compare Mat_13:20-21; Mar_4:16-17. 14-15 Compare Mat_13:22-23; Mar_4:18-20. 16-18 Compare Luk_11:33-36;...
PARABLE OF THE SOWER. THE DEMONIAC OF GADARA 1-3. Tours through Galilee. The ministering women (peculiar to Lk)....
THE DEMONIAC IN THE COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES (RV 'Gerasenes') (Matthew 8:28; Mark 5:1). See on Mt, Mk....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 8 THE WOMEN WHO HELPED JESUS 8:1-3 V1 Soon afterwards, Jesus travelled round the towns and villages. He brought the good news about the *kingdom of G...
LEGION. — Here again St. Mark and St. Luke agree....
(26-39) AND THEY ARRIVED AT THE COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES. — See Notes on Matthew 8:28, and Mark 5:1. Here again St. Mark and St. Luke agree in their order, and differ from St. Matthew. The better MSS....
ὅτι εἰσῆλθεν, etc.: Lk. gives this explanation of the name _Legion_; in Mk. the demoniac gives it....
_The demoniac of Gerasa_ (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20)....
“GREAT THINGS” FOR ONE IN GREAT NEED Luke 8:26-39 _The victim._ In referring to but one demoniac the evangelist would probably concentrate attention on the more prominent of the two mentioned by Matt...
Luke here refers to our Lord's journeyings, and reveals the interesting and beautiful fact of how women of wealth provided for him on the material level, ministering to Him of their substance. At this...
He did not put the question through ignorance of his name, but that his answer might shew forth the divine power in a more glorious manner; as also for our instruction, that knowing the great number o...
THE DEMONIZED GADERENE Matthew 8:28-34; Matthew 9:1; Mark 5:1-21; and Mark 5:26-40. We visited this country of the Gadarenes, which com
_The Cure._ To this prayer, in which the victim became involuntarily the advocate of his tormentor, Jesus replies by putting a question: He asks the afflicted man his name. For what purpose? There is...
10. _The Healing of the Demoniac: Luke 8:26-39_. This portion brings before us a storm no less difficult to still, and a yet more striking victory. Luke and Mark mention only one demoniac; Matthew spe...
(26) And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. (27) And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
In chapter 8 the Lord explains the import and the effect of His ministry; and especially, I doubt not, its effect among the Jews. However great the unbelief, Jesus carries on His work to the end, and...
AND JESUS ASKED HIM, SAYING, WHAT IS THY NAME?.... This question was put, not out of ignorance in Christ, but for the sake of those that were with him; and partly, that the miserable condition of this...
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. Ver. 30. _And he said, Legion_] We must be ready and well-appointed to resist; for the d...
Luke 8:28, 30. The legion of devils besought Christ that he would not torment them, and that he would command them to go out into the deep. This shows that the devils had a very trembling expectation...
See the contents of these verses explained at large, on Matthew 8:28; and Mark 5:1. _I beseech thee, torment me not_ Let me continue where I am, and do not, before my time, cast me into the place of t...
The legion of devils. Matthew 8:28-34....
WOMEN PROVIDING FOR THE LORD JESUS (vs.1-3) The grace of the heart of the Lord Jesus must be made known through all the country, though not yet in its fullness, nor as resulting from the value of the...
22-40 Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath,...
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Luke 8:30 G1161 Jesus G2424 asked G1905 (G5656) him G846 saying G3004 (G5723) What G5101 is...
3). JESUS IS REVEALED AS THE MESSIAH WHO HAS COME WITH POWER (8:19-9:36). In this third part of Section 3 Jesus is Revealed as the glorious Messiah Who has come with power but will be involved in suf...
JESUS REVEALS HIS AUTHORITY OVER THE LEGION OF DEMONS THAT POSSESSED THE GADARENE DEMONIAC (8:26-39). Disembarking from the boat in the country of the Gerasenes, fresh from His triumph at sea, Jesus i...
‘And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”, for many demons were entered into him.' Having made His first attempt at casting out ‘the evil spirit' (‘was commanding' confirms a co...
JESUS RAISES THE DEAD, REVEALING HIS POWER AND AUTHORITY OVER DEATH (8:30-56). Having been rejected by His own family, and having revealed His power and authority by quelling the storm and raging sea,...
The voyage across the lake, the storm, the demoniac in the country of the Gerasenes (Gergesenes). Luke is indefinite as to time (Luke 8:22), but it was the evening of the day on which the discourse in...
Luke 8:26-39. THE HEALING OF THE FIERCE DEMONIAC. See on Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20. The latter account is the fullest, and Luke's agrees more closely with it Gergesenes _._ So Tischendorf reads, bu...
LEGION (Λεγιων). See on Mark 5:9....
Luke 8:26. _And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, an...
CONTENTS: Jesus preaching and healing in Galilee. Parable of the sower, the lighted candle. Stilling of the waves. Demons cast out of man of Gadara. Healing of a woman. Raising of Jairus' daughter. C...
Luke 8:2. _Mary, called Magdalene._ Origen reckons three women who anointed the Saviour. The first, in the house of Simon the pharisee. Luke 7:37. The second, the woman who anointed him six days befor...
A MAN FROM TOWN WHO HAD DEMONS IN HIM. See notes on Matthew 8:28-34. The incident with the pigs proves the demons were not "make-believe." [Some scholars believe such demon possession disappeared afte...
_A certain man who had devils long time_ THE DEMONIAC IN THE TOMBS AS HE RESEMBLES THE UNCONVERTED SINNER Observe the parallel that exists between this poor demoniac and the unconverted sinner. I....
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 8:30 LEGION indicates thousands of demons but may be an intentional overstatement. See note on Mark 5:9. ⇐
JESUS SENDS THE DEMONS INTO A HERD OF PIGS MATTHEW 8:28-34; MARK 5:1-20; LUKE 8:26-39; MATTHEW 8:28 And when he was come to the other side
CHAPTER 8 VER. 1. _And the twelve_ (apostles) _were with Him, i.e._ they accompanied Jesus as He went through the cities and villages preaching....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 8:26. COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES.—Rather, “of the Gerasenes” (R.V.). There is no doubt that the place mentioned is Kerzha or Gersa—now a ruined city near the sea opposite to Capern...
EXPOSITION LUKE 8:1 _St. Luke_'_s brief notice of the women who formed part of the company of Jesus._ LUKE 8:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTERWARD. St. Luke here notices an alteration in the Master's wa...
And it came to pass afterward, as he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been h...
Luke 8:2; Mark 16:9; Mark 5:9; Matthew 26:53; Matthew 8:29...
Many devils were, etc. Compare Mark 5:9....
(CF. MARK 5:1-20; LUKE 8:26-39)— Where were the demoniacs healed? PROBLEM: The first three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) each give an account of Jesus healing demoniacs. Matthew states that the pl...