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Luke 8:26 KJV
Luke · chapter 8 · verse 26
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.Luke 8:26 · King James Version
Luke 8:26 in context
24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
26And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- GadarenesgadarēnosGadarenes = " reward at the end" , also called Gergesenes, was the capital of…G1046 →
- arrivedkatapleōto sail down from the deep sea to the land, to put inG2668 →
- countrychōrathe space lying between two places or limits, a region or countryG5561 →
- againstantiperanover against, on the opposite shore, on the other sideG495 →
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We have here two illustrious proofs of the power of our Lord Jesus which we had before - his power over the winds, and his power over the devils. See Mk. 4 and 5. I. His power over the winds, those powers of the air that are so much a terror to men, especially upon sea, and occasion the death of such multitudes.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-39