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Luke 8:27 KJV
Luke · chapter 8 · verse 27
And 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.Luke 8:27 · King James Version
Luke 8:27 in context
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.
29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- devilsdaimonionthe divine power, deity, divinity, a spirit, a being inferior to God, superior to men…G1140 →
- forthexerchomaito go or come forth of, with mention of the place out of which one goes, or the point…G1831 →
- landgēarable land, the ground, the earth as a standing place, the main land as opposed to the…G1093 →
- citypolisa city, one s native city, the city in which one lives, the heavenly Jerusalem, the abode…G4172 →
- longekout of, from, by, away fromG1537 →
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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