Luke 8:27

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 8:26-39

58. Demon power overcome at Gadara (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39)Another place that Jesus visited was the district to the east and south of the Lake of Galilee known as Gadara. The people were mainly Gentiles and were known as Gadarenes (sometimes as Gerasenes, after the chief town of the district, or even Gergesenes, after another local town) (Matthew 8:28; Mark 5:1). Jesus was met there by a man whose body had been cruelly taken over by demons. To release the man from his... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 8:27

to = on to. Greek. epi. App-104 . out of the city. Connect with the "man", not with "met". out of. Greek ek. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 2:12 , Luke 2:29 , Luke 2:33 , Luke 2:35 , Luke 2:38 , Luke 2:46 . man. Greek. aner. App-123 . devils = demons. long time . . . clothes = and for a long time was net putting on any mantle, cloak, or outer garment (Singular.) ware. And Luke 16:19 . Not a word peculiar to the . Bible. Itmet with in Josephus, and in an inscription from... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 8:27

And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in tombs.Reference is made to the parallel accounts of this wonder in both Matthew and Mark and to the comments concerning it in my Commentary on Matthew and my Commentary on Mark. Luke added the detail of the man's wearing no clothes.In this series, several dissertations on demon possession have already been written,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:26-27

Luke 8:26-27. And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes,— Though we have given, in the notes on St. Matthew, an explanation of the principal circumstances of this remarkable miracle; yet, as it contains so full and satisfactory an account of real possession, and demoniacal agency, I cannot refuse my reader the extracts following from Dr. Ward's Dissertation on the subject, as they not only concur with, but strongly confirm the opinions which I have advanced in the notes onSt. Matthew.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:22-56

F. Jesus’ mighty works 8:22-56This section is quite similar to Mark’s account. Luke chose miracles that demonstrated Jesus’ power over nature, demons, and illness and death to show Jesus’ authority as the divine Savior. Again he stressed the powerful word of Jesus. These miracles also revealed Jesus’ compassion and willingness to save people in need. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:26-29

Mark and Luke called this area the country of the Gerasenes, but Matthew called it the country of the Gadarenes. Gergesa (also referred to as Gersa, Kersa, and Kursi) was a small village about midway on the eastern shore of the lake. Gadara, one of the Decapolis cities, was a larger town six miles southeast of the lake’s southern end. [Note: Jack Finegan, The Archaeology of the New Testament, p. 62.] This incident apparently happened somewhere near both towns on the southeast coast of the lake.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:26-39

2. The deliverance of a demoniac in Gadara 8:26-39 (cf. Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20)The raging of this demoniac was even worse than the raging of the waters of Galilee (cf. Psalms 65:7). Demonic power was evident in the Hellenistic world of Luke’s original readers. The fact that this incident happened in predominantly Gentile territory suggests that Luke may have seen in it a preview of the church’s ministry to Gentiles (cf. Acts 26:18). In his account of this incident Luke stressed the saving... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:1-56

Parable of the Sower. The Demoniac of Gadara1-3. Tours through Galilee. The ministering women (peculiar to Lk).2. Mary called Magdalene] see on Matthew 27:56.Seven devils] Mark 16:9. The ’seven’ indicates the greatness of her disease, not of her previous wickedness. There is no evidence that the persons possessed with devils in the NT. were specially wicked, or that Mary Magdalene had ever been a woman of evil life.3. Joanna] see Luke 24:10. Our Lord did not, like the Pharisees,’ devour widows’... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 8:26-39

(26-39) And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes.—See Notes on Matthew 8:28-34, and Mark 5:1-20. Here again St. Mark and St. Luke agree in their order, and differ from St. Matthew. The better MSS. give “Gerasenes” or “Gergesenes.” See Note on Matthew 8:28 for the localities.Which is over against Galilee.—St. Luke’s description of the region, which the other two Gospels name without describing, is characteristic of a foreigner writing for foreigners. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 8:27

(27) And ware no clothes.—The English is stronger than the Greek warrants. Better, wore no cloak, or outer garment. (Comp. Note on Matthew 5:40.) Singularly enough, St. Luke is the only Evangelist who mentions this fact. It is as though he had taken pains to inquire whether this case of frenzied insanity had presented the phenomenon with which his experience as a physician had made him familiar in others. read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 8:26-39

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 8:27

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 8:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:26-27

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:22-56

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:26-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:26-39

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:1-56

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 8:26-39

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 8:27

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