Were holden with great fear
(φοβω μεγαλω συνειχοντο). Imperfect passive of συνεχω with the instrumental case of φοβος. See a similar use of this vigorous verb in Luke 12:50 of Jesus and in Philippians 1:23 of Paul.
LUKE 8:37 Gerashnw/n {C} See the comment on ver. 26....
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...
BESOUGHT. was asking. Greek _erotao._ App-134. WERE TAKEN. A medical word, as in Luke 4:38....
_besought him to depart_ The opposite to the request of the Samaritans (John 4:40). Unlike Peter, they _meant_what they said. Preferring their swine to Christ, they felt that His presence was dangerou...
ἨΡΏΤΗΣΑΝ … ἈΠΕΛΘΕΙ͂Ν. The opposite to the request of the Samaritans (John 4:40). Unlike Peter, they _meant_ what they said. Preferring their swine to Christ, they felt that His presence was dangerous...
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...
ΉΡΏΤΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΩΤΆΩ (G2065) просить, молить, ΆΠΕΛΘΕΪ́Ν _aor. act. inf., см._ Luke 8:31. ΣΥΝΕΊΧΟΝΤΟ _impf. ind. pass. от_ ΣΥΝΈΧΩ (G4912) удерживать вместе; _pass._ быть схваченным,...
THE WHOLE MULTITUDE—BESOUGHT HIM, &C.— The inhabitants of the neighbouring town seem to have known no more of Christ than the demoniac; for when those who fed the swine fled thither, and told them wha...
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...
34-37 Compare Mat_8:33-34; Mar_5:14-17. 34 It is evident that the Gergesenes thought more of their hogs than of human beings. It is likely that there were other herds and other lawless practices which...
8:37 Gadarenes (b-11) Or 'Gergesenes.' see Matthew 8:28 ; Mark 5:1 ....
THE DEMONIAC IN THE COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES (RV 'Gerasenes') (Matthew 8:28; Mark 5:1). See on Mt, Mk....
PARABLE OF THE SOWER. THE DEMONIAC OF GADARA 1-3. Tours through Galilee. The ministering women (peculiar to Lk)....
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...
THEY WERE TAKEN WITH GREAT FEAR. — Better, _they were oppressed. _...
(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....
_The demoniac of Gerasa_ (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20)....
_The sequel_. Lk. tells the second part of the story very much as it is given in Mk., with slight stylistic variations. In Luke 8:36 he substitutes the expression πῶς ἐσώθη ὁ δαιμονισθείς, how the dem...
Lk. is very careful to involve the whole population in the request that Jesus would leave the country the whole multitude of the district of Gerasa, town and country, citizens and farmers. And he give...
“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...
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 LEGIONAIRE TURNS PREACHER “And the man out of whom the demons had gone, besought Him that he should be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, Return to your own home, and explain how many thi...
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...
_The Effect produced._ First, on the people of the country; next, on the afflicted man. The owners of the herd dwelt in the city and neighbourhood. They came to convince themselves with their own eyes...
(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...
THEN THE WHOLE MULTITUDE,.... For it seems, a very large number of people were presently gathered together, from all parts of the country, upon the report of the swine herds, who fled, it is very like...
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. Ver....
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...
Those who regard the possession and security of property more than the presence and favor of Christ, deprive themselves of inestimable blessings; and never, without a great change, can they be prepare...
The legion of devils. Matthew 8:28-34....
The consequences:...
THEN THE WHOLE MULTITUDE OF THE COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES ROUND ABOUT BESOUGHT HIM TO DEPART FROM THEM; FOR THEY WERE TAKEN WITH GREAT FEAR; AND HE WENT UP INTO THE SHIP, AND RETURNED BACK AGAIN....
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 8:37 Then G2532 whole G537 multitude G4128 region G4066 Gadarenes G1046 asked G2065 (G5656) Him G846 depare...
‘And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them, for they were gripped with great fear, and he entered into a boat, and returned.' The inhabitants of the...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
BESOUGHT Unconscious of their own need, the Gadarenes beseech the Lord to depart -- His power terrifies and condemns them; whilst he whose need has been met beseeches Him that he may follow Him....
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 8:37 SO HE... RETURNED. Luke completes the story of the townspeople before completing the story of the demoniac. FOR THEY WERE SEIZED WITH GREAT FEAR. The townspeople seem to have ha...
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
_Then the whole multitude_ (the whole city, S. Matt.) _of_ _the country of the Gadarenes round about besought Him to depart from them._ They did not make their request out of humility, because they co...
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...
1 Kings 17:18; 1 Samuel 6:20; 2 Samuel 6:8; 2 Samuel 6:9; Acts 16:39;...
They were taken [σ υ ν ε ι χ ο ν τ ο]. See on ch. Luke 4:38. The same word as of the fever....
Matthew 9:1; Mark 5:18....
(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...