Luke 8:19-36

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:26

26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. Ver. 26. See Matthew 8:28 ; Mark 5:2 . read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:27

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. Ver. 27. A certain man which had devils ] All Pharaoh’s cruelty exercised over the Israelites was nothing to this. Oh then the inexpressible torments of the damned! Utinam ubique de Gehenna dissereretur! saith a Father (Chrysostom). I could wish men would discourse much and often of hell. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:29

28 When 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.) Ver. 29. And was driven of the devil ] As a horse is by his rider (so the word... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:30

30 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 devil sets upon us not without military discipline and singular skill. Cataphractus incedit Satan, saith Luther. The devil marcheth well armed and in good array. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:31

31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. Ver. 31. To go out into the deep ] i.e. Hell, that bottomless deep, Rev 20:3 ; 2 Peter 2:4 , where they could do no more hurt: which would be another hell unto them. Augustus, consulting Apollo’s oracle, was told, that a Hebrew child had stopped his mouth, and sent him with a mittimus a to hell, &c. (Pucer de Orac. ) a A warrant under the hand and seal of a justice of the peace or other proper officer,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:33

32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. 33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. Ver. 33. And the herd ran violently ] So would the possessed man soon have done, but that God preserved him. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:35

34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. Ver. 35. Sitting at the feet of Jesus ] As fearing lest, if he departed, he should be repossessed. So we see it is an old error and weakness for men to be too strongly conceited of... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:26

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:27

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:29

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:30

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:31

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:33

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:35

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 8:36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 8:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 8:20

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