Luke - 8:28



28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torment me!"

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 8:28.

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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.
And 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 the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.
But seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee torment me not.
and having seen Jesus, and having cried out, he fell before him, and with a loud voice, said, 'What, to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beseech thee, mayest thou not afflict me!'
When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? Do not torture me, I beseech you."
And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.
When he saw Jesus, he shouted, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, 'What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.'
And when he saw Jesus, he fell down before him. And crying out in a loud voice, he said: "What is there between me and you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me."
Catching sight of Jesus, he shrieked out and threw himself down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torment me."

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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 acknowledge his power; but it is probable they did not pronounce names which were of such dreadful import to themselves. The words which they spoke on the occasion seem to have been these, What is it to thee and me, O Son of the most high? See the note on Matthew 8:29.

When he saw Jesus,.... Even afar off, at some considerable distance, he ran towards him, Mark 5:6.
He cried out, and fell down before him; that is, the man possessed with the devil did so, under his impulse, and through his agitation of him:
and with a loud voice said; which was the unclean spirit in the man:
what have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God, most high? I beseech thee torment me not; i.e. before the time; See Gill on Matthew 8:29.

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