When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
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Gill's Exposition
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;…
Adam Clarke
Jesus, thou Son of God most high - The words Jesus and God are both omitted here by several MSS. I think it is very likely that the demons mentioned neither. They were constrained in a summary way to…
We have here two illustrious proofs of the power of our Lord Jesus which we had before - his power over the winds, and his power over the devils. See Mk. 4 and 5.
I. His power over the winds, those…
Cambridge Bible
What have I to do with thee i.e. Why should'st thou interfere with me? 2Sa 16:10; 2Sa 19:22. See Luk 4:24. Baur refers to obvious imitations of this narrative in the story of the Lamia expelled by…
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