29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
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Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: …
And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. …
And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-39)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 Mark 4:1-5:43. I. His power over the winds, those powers of the air that are so much a terror to men, especially upon sea, and occasion the death of such multitudes. Observe, 1. Christ ordered his disciples to put to sea, that he might show his glory…
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