For he said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”
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For he said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”
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For he had sayd vnto hym: come out of the man thou fowle sprete.
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(For hee saide vnto him, Come out of the man, thou vncleane spirit.)
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Passages linked to Mark 5:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Mark 1:25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
- Mark 9:25-26 When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!” After crying out and convulsing him greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead, so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”
- Acts 16:18 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.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 8 For he said unto him, Come out of…
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
Ver. 8. For he said] Or, For he had said: and so had put him into a new hell, as it were,
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" Qui si non aliqua nocuisset mortuus esset."
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For he said unto him,.... Or he had said…
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 devil knew he was not a match for him; that he must, at his command, quit his possession, and therefore fell to confession and entreaty. Christ will not dwell where Satan does; when therefore he is about to take up his residence in the hearts of any, he outs with Satan; he binds the strong man armed, and dispossesses him; he causes the spirit of uncleanness to depart; he sanctifies the heart by his grace and Spirit, and so makes it a proper habitation for him to dwell in by faith; and this is done by mighty power: a man cannot deliver himself out of the hands of Satan, or cause him to quit his hold of him, or the unclean spirit to depart; nor can he sanctify and cleanse himself, and make himself meet for the master's use: this is all owing to efficacious grace.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8. For he said — That is, our Lord…
8. For he said — That is, our Lord had said so. The demon’s cry of terror of coming torment was in consequence of the Lord’s previous order to depart out of the man. Unclean spirit — Some spirits may be specially spiteful, and some unclean or sensual.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) For he said unto him.—The Greek verb is…
(8) For he said unto him.—The Greek verb is in the imperfect tense, he was saying, as though the demoniac had interrupted our Lord even while the words were in the act of being uttered.
Thou unclean spirit.—It is noticeable that our Lord first speaks as if the men were oppressed by a single demon only, and that it is in the answer of the man himself that we learn that their name was Legion. (On the man’s use of the word “Legion,” see Note on Mat_8:29.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 8, 9. For he said unto him, Come…
Vers. 8, 9. For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man; literally, for he was saying (elege). The unclean spirit endeavored to arrest, before it was spoken, that word of power which he knew he must obey. So in what fellows, He was asking him (ephrwta), What is thy name? Why does our Lord ask this question? Clearly to elicit from him an answer that would reveal the multitude of the evil spirits, and so make his own power over them to be fully known. And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many. The Roman legion consisted of six thousand soldiers. But the word is here used indefinitely for a large number. St. Luke so explains it where he says, (Luk_8:30) "And he said, Legion: for many devils were entered into him." This revelation is doubtless designed to teach us how great is the number as well as the malignity of the evil spirits. If one human being can be possessed by so many, how vast must be the host of those who are permitted to have access to the souls of men, and if possible lead them to destruction! Satan here imitates him who is "The Lord of hosts." He too marshals his hosts, that he may fight against God and his people. But "for this purpose was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."
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