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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For he said unto him,.... Or he had said unto him, as soon as he came up to him, and fell before him; even before he had confessed, and adjured him; and which indeed drew out the confession from him, that he was superior to him, and therefore became his supplicant: come out of the man, thou unclean spirit; which was said with so much authority and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. Christ never wastes words over the devil. He speaks to him very shortly and very sharply. It would be well sometimes if we could be more laconic when we are dealing with evil. It does not deserve our words as it did not observe Christ’s words. Jesus said to the devil, “Come out of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. So that the demon’s adjuration was an answer to the Lord’s command, “Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. Whenever Christ speaks to the devil, his message is a very short and very sharp one. The Lord treats him like the dog that he is: “Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.” Christ has no compliment for devils; and it is a pity that some of his servants have such soft words when they...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he asked him, what is thy name?.... Which question Christ put, not for his own sake; for he was not ignorant of his name, nor of the number of the unclean spirits which were in the man; but partly, that it might be known what a miserable condition this poor man was in, being infested, and vexed with such a large company of devils; and partly,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. The devil can pray; he did so in this case. It is not because a man is fluent in prayer that we are sure of his salvation. It is not because a man prays with such fervor that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. The devil is obliged to tell his name when Christ treats him like a catechized child, and he is compelled to crouch before Christ like a whipped cur at his master’s feet.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he besought him much,.... The devil that was at the head of this legion, who had the rest under his command, he, in their name, and on their behalf, entreated Jesus with great earnestness. This shows the authority Christ has over the devils, and their subjection to him; they are not only obliged to quit their former possession, when he gives...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Satan clings to this world, and to any place where he has had a signal triumph, as he had among those tombs and those rocky ravines.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now there was there, nigh unto the mountains,.... Where this man often was, Mr 5:5 according to Beza, the mountains of Galaad, which ran through that country, or the mountains that surrounded Tiberias. Some copies, as the Alexandrian copy and others, read "at", or "about the mountain", in the singular number. The Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. Satan would rather vex swine than do no mischief at all. He is so fond of evil that he would work it upon animals if he cannot work it upon men. What unanimity there is amongst the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now there was nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. Such is the malice of these evil spirits, that they would rather do mischief among swine than nowhere. But notice their unanimity; with all the faults that can be laid at the door of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And all the devils besought him,.... The whole legion of them, not only their chief, in the name of the rest, but all of them earnestly entreated him; they were all humble supplicants, not from love, but fear, and with a view to do mischief: though the word "all" is omitted in some copies, as it is in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave,.... For the reason of this [See comments on Matthew 8:32]. and the unclean spirits went out; of the man, in whom they had for some time dwelt: and entered into the herd of swine; according to the leave given them by Christ: this shows not only the existence of spirits, but their going from one to another shows...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. The devil cannot enter even a pig without Christ’s leave. So he cannot tempt you, my friend, without our Lord’s permission. You may rest assured that even this great monster of evil is under Christ’s control. He cannot molest you till Jesus gives him leave. There is a chain around the roaring lion, and he can...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a deep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. And they that fed the swine fled, At which we do not at all wonder. Who would not flee when they thus saw the power of Christ?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) It was strange that there should be so many swine in the country where lived God’s people Israel, and as they had no right to be there, and were there...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And were choked in the sea. And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. Ah, me! How variously different...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they that fed the swine,.... Not the owners, but the keepers of them, the swine herds, "fled"; being astonished at the power of Christ, affrighted at the noise of the devils, and terrified at the sight and loss of the swine: and told it in the city and country; or "in the fields": they went into the city of Gadara, and told the story of the...