He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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and he healed many that were sicke of divers deseases. And he cast out many devyls and suffred not the devyls to speake because they knewe him.
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And he healed many that were sicke of diuers diseases: and he cast out many deuils, and suffred not the deuils to say that they knewe him.
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- Luke 4:41 Demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
- Mark 3:12 He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- Acts 16:16-18 As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling. Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!” She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
- Mark 1:25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For it belongeth not to the devils to preach…
For it belongeth not to the devils to preach the Gospel, Acts 16:18.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 34 And he healed many that were sick of…
34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Ver. 34. Suffered not the devils to speak] For what calling had they to preach the gospel?
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He suffered not the devils to say that they…
He suffered not the devils to say that they knew him - That is, according to Dr. Mead's hypothesis, (that the Scriptural demoniacs were only diseased persons) He suffered not the diseases to say that they knew him!
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 34. Because they knew him] To be the…
Verse 34. Because they knew him] To be the Christ, is added here by several ancient and respectable MSS. and versions; but it appears to be only a gloss.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The devils knew that it was Christ, who had…
The devils knew that it was Christ, who had been promised for so many ages before; for they saw him perform the wonders which the prophets had foretold of him; yet they were not perfectly acquainted with his divine nature, or otherwise they never would have persecuted to death and crucified the Lord of glory. (St. Augustine) --- But Christ would not permit them to declare that they knew him. (Bible de Vence) --- See Luke iv. 41.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain And he healed many that were sick of divers…
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils--In Mat 8:16 it is said, "He cast out the spirits with His word"; or rather, "with a word"--a word of command.
and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him--Evidently they would have spoken, if permitted, proclaiming His Messiahship in such terms as in the synagogue; but once in one day, and that testimony immediately silenced, was enough. See on Mar 1:24. After this account of His miracles of healing, we have in Mat 8:17 this pregnant quotation, "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying (Isa 53:4), Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 34. Suffered not the devils to speak — See…
34. Suffered not the devils to speak — See notes on Mar_1:25. Some good critics render this clause, “suffered not the devils to say that they knew him.” His peremptory and stern dealing with these malignant beings was to show his abhorrence, of their malignant nature. Moreover, he thereby taught us at this day not to found our faith on pretended spiritualistic manifestations from unknown supernatural sources or sorceries. If we trust in that class of deceptions we are liable to be betrayed by them into damnable falsehood and delusion.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (34) And suffered not the devils to speak.—St. Luke…
(34) And suffered not the devils to speak.—St. Luke (Luk_4:41) gives the reason of the prohibition more distinctly. The demoniacs had cried out, “Thou art the Son of God.” They knew that He was the Christ.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain demons. (See Scofield "Mat 7:22")
devils
demons. (See Scofield "Mat 7:22")
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 1:34 the demons knew who he was: See 1:23-25.
1:34 the demons knew who he was: See 1:23-25.
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