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Commentaries on Mark 5:8

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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 power, that there was no withstanding it: the...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's casting the legion of devils out of the man possessed, and suffering them to enter into the swine, ver. 1-20. II. Christ's healing the woman with the bloody issue, in the way as he was going to raise Jairus's daughter to life, ver. 21-43. These three miracles we had the story of before (Matt. viii. 28, and Matt. ix. 18, and c.) but more fully related here....

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 man, thou unclean spirit.”

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 are dealing with unbelief, which is but a devil,...