John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:18
And he said unto them ,.... In order to abate their surprise, and reduce their transport of mind: I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven ; meaning, that this was no news to him, nor any surprising event, that devils should be cast out of men, and be in a state of subjection; for as he existed as the eternal Son of God before his incarnation, he was present, and saw him and his angels fall from heaven, from their first estate, their habitation of bliss and glory, down to hell, upon... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:17
And the seventy returned again ,.... The Syriac version adds, "whom he had sent": these disciples having received orders and instructions from Christ, went as he directed them; and when they had finished their embassy, they returned again to him, and gave him an account of their journey and success. The Vulgate Latin and Persic versions read here, "the seventy two", as they do in Luke 10:1 with joy ; with great joy, as read the Syriac and Persic versions; notwithstanding the... read more