Luke 8:31. Into the abyss . There can scarcely be a reasonable doubt that this means ‘hell,' the place of punishment for evil spirits. We must distinguish between ‘abyss,' ‘the ad interim place of torment, and the lake of fire into which the devil will be cast by Christ at the end: see Revelation 20:3.' (Alford.) The respite obtained by their entering into the herd of swine was a very brief one.
Verse 31. _AND THEY BESOUGHT HIM THAT HE WOULD NOT COMMAND THEM_ _TO GO OUT INTO THE DEEP._] In the Chaldaic philosophy, mention is made of certain _material demons_, who are permitted to wander abou...
See this passage explained in the Matthew 8:23 notes, and Mark 5:1 notes....
CHAPTER 8 __ 1. The Ministering Company (Luke 8:1 .) 2. The Parable of the Sower. (Luke 8:4 .) 3. The Parable of the Lighted Candle. (Luke 8:16) 4. The Declaration of a New Relationship. ...
WONDER STORIES: the tempest, the demoniac and the swine, Jairus-' daughter, and the woman with hemorrhage (Mark 4:35 to Mark 5:43 *, Matthew 8:23 *, Matthew 9:1
ON THE ROAD (Luke 8:1-3)...
They came in their voyage to the district of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. When Jesus had disembarked on the land there met him a man from the town who had demons. For a long t...
BESOUGHT. Greek. _parakaleo._ See App-134. Not the same word as in verses: Luke 8:28; Luke 8:37; Luke 8:38. THE DEEP. Greek _abussos;_ not the sea as in Luke
_they besought_ If _parekalei_be the right reading, it should be rendered "_he_besought Him," for the plural is used in the next verse. _to go out into the deep_ The -abyss" (Hebrew _tehom)_intended i...
THE GERGESENE DEMONIAC...
ΠΑΡΕΚΆΛΟΥΝ. If παρεκάλει be the right reading, it should be rendered “_he_ besought Him,” for the plural is used in the next verse. ΕἸΣ ΤῊΝ ἌΒΥΣΣΟΝ. The ‘abyss’ (Hebrew _tehôm_) intended is perhaps th...
Ver 26. And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes which is over against Galilee. 27. And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and...
ΠΑΡΕΚΆΛΟΥΝ _impf. ind. act. 3 pers. pl._ от ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΈΩ (G3870) просить, молить. _Impf._ является инхоативным или подчеркивает постоянное начинание, ΈΠΙΤΆΞΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΈΠΙΤΆΣΣΩ (G2004) предпи...
AND THEY BROUGHT HIM, &C.— It seems from Daniel 10:13; Daniel 10:20 that different evil genii presided over distinct legions, by the directionsof Satan their prince. These, who perhaps were spirits of...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 In Evil Spirits (Luke 8:26-39) 26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27And as he stepped out on land, there met him a man from...
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. For the exposition...
9-10 Compare Mat_13:10-17; Mar_4:10-13; Isa_6:9. 11-12 Compare Mat_13:18-19; Mar_4:14-15. 13 Compare Mat_13:20-21; Mar_4:16-17. 14-15 Compare Mat_13:22-23; Mar_4:18-20. 16-18 Compare Luk_11:33-36;...
8:31 besought (d-3) Or 'he besought.' pit. (e-17) The word elsewhere translated 'abyss;' Romans 10:7 ; Revelation 9:1 , &c....
THE DEMONIAC IN THE COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES (RV 'Gerasenes') (Matthew 8:28; Mark 5:1). See on Mt, Mk....
PARABLE OF THE SOWER. THE DEMONIAC OF GADARA 1-3. Tours through Galilee. The ministering women (peculiar to Lk)....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 8 THE WOMEN WHO HELPED JESUS 8:1-3 V1 Soon afterwards, Jesus travelled round the towns and villages. He brought the good news about the *kingdom of G...
TO GO OUT INTO THE DEEP. — Better, _into the abyss._ The word is not found in the other Gospels, and it clearly means, not the deep waters of the Galilean lake, but the pit, the “bottomless pit” of Re...
(26-39) AND THEY ARRIVED AT THE COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES. — See Notes on Matthew 8:28, and Mark 5:1. Here again St. Mark and St. Luke agree in their order, and differ from St. Matthew. The better MSS....
_The demoniac of Gerasa_ (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20)....
εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον, into the abyss (of Tartarus) instead of Mk.'s ἔξω τῆς χώρας, out of Decapolis....
“GREAT THINGS” FOR ONE IN GREAT NEED Luke 8:26-39 _The victim._ In referring to but one demoniac the evangelist would probably concentrate attention on the more prominent of the two mentioned by Matt...
Luke here refers to our Lord's journeyings, and reveals the interesting and beautiful fact of how women of wealth provided for him on the material level, ministering to Him of their substance. At this...
THE DEMONIZED GADERENE Matthew 8:28-34; Matthew 9:1; Mark 5:1-21; and Mark 5:26-40. We visited this country of the Gadarenes, which com
10. _The Healing of the Demoniac: Luke 8:26-39_. This portion brings before us a storm no less difficult to still, and a yet more striking victory. Luke and Mark mention only one demoniac; Matthew spe...
_The Cure._ To this prayer, in which the victim became involuntarily the advocate of his tormentor, Jesus replies by putting a question: He asks the afflicted man his name. For what purpose? There is...
(26) And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. (27) And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
In chapter 8 the Lord explains the import and the effect of His ministry; and especially, I doubt not, its effect among the Jews. However great the unbelief, Jesus carries on His work to the end, and...
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 DEE...
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...
See the contents of these verses explained at large, on Matthew 8:28; and Mark 5:1. _I beseech thee, torment me not_ Let me continue where I am, and do not, before my time, cast me into the place of t...
The legion of devils. Matthew 8:28-34....
AND THEY BESOUGHT HIM THAT HE WOULD NOT COMMAND THEM TO GO OUT INTO THE DEEP....
The healing:...
WOMEN PROVIDING FOR THE LORD JESUS (vs.1-3) The grace of the heart of the Lord Jesus must be made known through all the country, though not yet in its fullness, nor as resulting from the value of the...
22-40 Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath,...
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Luke 8:31 And G2532 begged G3870 (G5707) (G5625) G3870 (G5707) Him G846 that G3363 would G
3). JESUS IS REVEALED AS THE MESSIAH WHO HAS COME WITH POWER (8:19-9:36). In this third part of Section 3 Jesus is Revealed as the glorious Messiah Who has come with power but will be involved in suf...
JESUS REVEALS HIS AUTHORITY OVER THE LEGION OF DEMONS THAT POSSESSED THE GADARENE DEMONIAC (8:26-39). Disembarking from the boat in the country of the Gerasenes, fresh from His triumph at sea, Jesus i...
JESUS RAISES THE DEAD, REVEALING HIS POWER AND AUTHORITY OVER DEATH (8:30-56). Having been rejected by His own family, and having revealed His power and authority by quelling the storm and raging sea,...
‘And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.' Jesus' persistence in seeking to cast them out was being effective, and now that He knew the detail of what possessed...
INTO THE ABYSS (εις την αβυσσον). Rare old word common in LXX from α privative and βαθυς (deep). So bottomless place (supply χωρα). The deep sea in Genesis 1:2; Genesis 7:11. The common receptacle o...
Luke 8:26. _And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, an...
CONTENTS: Jesus preaching and healing in Galilee. Parable of the sower, the lighted candle. Stilling of the waves. Demons cast out of man of Gadara. Healing of a woman. Raising of Jairus' daughter. C...
Luke 8:2. _Mary, called Magdalene._ Origen reckons three women who anointed the Saviour. The first, in the house of Simon the pharisee. Luke 7:37. The second, the woman who anointed him six days befor...
A MAN FROM TOWN WHO HAD DEMONS IN HIM. See notes on Matthew 8:28-34. The incident with the pigs proves the demons were not "make-believe." [Some scholars believe such demon possession disappeared afte...
_A certain man who had devils long time_ THE DEMONIAC IN THE TOMBS AS HE RESEMBLES THE UNCONVERTED SINNER Observe the parallel that exists between this poor demoniac and the unconverted sinner. I....
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 8:31 ABYSS. The final destination of Satan and his angels; compare Matthew 25:41;...
JESUS SENDS THE DEMONS INTO A HERD OF PIGS MATTHEW 8:28-34; MARK 5:1-20; LUKE 8:26-39; MATTHEW 8:28 And when he was come to the other side
CHAPTER 8 VER. 1. _And the twelve_ (apostles) _were with Him, i.e._ they accompanied Jesus as He went through the cities and villages preaching....
_And they besought Him that He would not command them to go out into the deep_. For although the devils, whilst they go to and fro on earth, are consumed by the fires of hell, yet it is some gratifica...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 8:26. COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES.—Rather, “of the Gerasenes” (R.V.). There is no doubt that the place mentioned is Kerzha or Gersa—now a ruined city near the sea opposite to Capern...
EXPOSITION LUKE 8:1 _St. Luke_'_s brief notice of the women who formed part of the company of Jesus._ LUKE 8:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTERWARD. St. Luke here notices an alteration in the Master's wa...
And it came to pass afterward, as he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been h...
Job 1:11; Job 2:5; Luke 8:28; Matthew 25:41; Philippians 2:10;...
Command them. The plural, referring to the legion. The deep [α β υ σ σ ο ν]. Lit., the bottomless. Transcribed into our abyss, as Rev. Mark has a quite different request, that he would not send them...
The abyss — That is, the bottomless pit....
(CF. MARK 5:1-20; LUKE 8:26-39)— Where were the demoniacs healed? PROBLEM: The first three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) each give an account of Jesus healing demoniacs. Matthew states that the pl...