1151 matching verse commentaries
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For he had commanded the unclean spirit..... That had the rest of the devils under his authority, and power, to come out of the man; this he had done, either before, or just as he came up to him; [See comments on Mr 5:8]. For oftentimes it had caught him; possessed him, and wrought so strongly in him, and with so much fury, that there was no...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus asked him, saying, what is thy name?.... This question was put, not out of ignorance in Christ, but for the sake of those that were with him; and partly, that the miserable condition of this man might be the more known; and partly, that his own power might be the more manifest in the dispossession: and he said, legion, because many...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they besought him,.... That is, all the devils, the whole legion of them, entreated Jesus, under whose power, and at whose dispose they were: that he would not command them to go out into the deep; meaning, not the deep waters of the sea, for thither they ran the swine at their own request; but the bottomless pit of hell, where others of these...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And there was there an herd of many swine,.... About two thousand, Mr 5:13, Feeding on the mountain; [See comments on Mr 5:11] And they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them; which they could not do, without his leave: and he suffered them: [See comments on Mr 5:12] [See comments on Mr 5:13]
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then went the devils out of the man,.... Being obliged by the power of Christ, sore against their wills, having had possession of him a long time: and entered into the swine; possessed them: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake; that is of Gennesaret; or the sea, as the Syriac and Persic versions read; that is, the sea of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
When they that fed them saw what was done,.... That the devils went out of the man possessed by them, and entered into the herd of swine, which becoming mad therewith, ran furiously down the precipice into the sea, and were drowned: they fled; as persons affrighted, at these uncommon and surprising events, and as afraid to see their owners: and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then they went out to see what was done,.... That is, the inhabitants of the city, or cities and villages, and houses in the fields; these went out from their respective places of abode, to see with their own eyes, what the swine herds had related to them, concerning the man that had been possessed with devils, and what was become of the swine:...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
They also which saw it,.... The disciples of Christ, or the men of the ship, or persons who lived hard by in the fields, who were eyewitnesses of these several things: told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed; [See comments on Mr 5:16].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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 likely, some one way, and some another: of the country of the Gadarenes round about; of the country that was round about Gadara. The Vulgate Latin reads,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now the man out of whom the devils were departed,.... Sensible of the power of Christ, and of the favour he had received from him, was of a quite different mind from his countrymen: and besought him that he might be with him; [See comments on Mr 5:18]. But Jesus sent him away; from him, into the country: saying, as follows.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Return to thine own house,.... Which very likely was in the city of Gadara, whither he went, and throughout the whole of which he published the account of the dispossession of the devils from him: Mark adds, "to thy friends"; relations, acquaintance, and countrymen: and show how great things God hath done unto thee; for none but God could effect...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And it came to pass, that when Jesus was returned,.... From the country of the Gadarenes, to the other side of the sea of Tiberias, to Galilee; and particularly to his own city, Capernaum; Matthew 9:1. The people gladly received him; who were of a different cast from those he had just left; being sensible of the benefits they received from him,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And behold, there came a man named Jairus,.... [See comments on Mr 5:22]. and he was a ruler of the synagogue; at Capernaum; and it was the more remarkable, that such an one should come to Christ, and express any regard to his person, or faith in his power, and therefore a "behold" is prefixed to this account; [See comments on Matthew 9:18]. And...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For he had one only daughter,.... And so exceedingly dear to him: about twelve years of age; [See comments on Matthew 9:18] And she lay a dying, or "was near death", as the Syriac and Persic versions; or "was just ready to die", as the Ethiopic version. The Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions render it, "she was dead", or "now dead", and which...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years,.... The Persic version reads, "there was a woman in that city", c. in the city of Capernaum [See comments on Matthew 9:20]. Which had spent all her living upon physicians; she had applied to one physician and another, and had consumed all her substance in this way: neither could be healed of any;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Came behind him,.... In the press and crowd of people, being ashamed to come before him, and tell him her case: and touched the border of his garment the fringe the Jews were obliged to wear at the bottom of their garments, Numbers 15:38 and which the more religious sort did, for by this they were distinguished from the common people: it is asked...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus said, who touched me?.... This he said, not as ignorant of the person that had done it, but in order to discover her to the people, and the cure she had received, as well as her faith; [See comments on Mr 5:30]. When all denied; both the disciples and the multitude, as many as were near him, and who might be thought to have done it; all...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus said, somebody hath touched me,.... Not in a common and accidental way, but with design, and in the strength of faith: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me: for the cure of the person that had touched him, and that not without his knowledge and will; [See comments on Lu 6:19].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when the woman saw that she was not hid,.... From Christ, among the crowd, nor the thing that she had done. The Syriac and Arabic versions render it, "that he had not forgot her"; she hoping he would be diverted from taking any notice of her and her action, through the crowd of people about him; she came trembling; for fear of the anger and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto her, daughter,.... Instead of frowning upon her, and chiding her for what she had done, he addressed her in a very affable and affectionate manner; bidding her be of good comfort; and not be afraid; this clause is left out in the Vulgate Latin version, as in Mr 5:34 but is in the copies, and other versions: thy faith hath made...