Luke 8:37
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Now the man out of whom the devils were departed,.... Sensible of the power of Christ, and of the favour he had received from him, was of a quite different mind from his countrymen: and
besought him…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
besought him to depart The opposite to the request of the Samaritans (Joh 4:40). Unlike Peter, they meantwhat they said. Preferring their swine to Christ, they felt that His presence was dangerous to…
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