12And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
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And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: …
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. …
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-20)We have here an instance of Christ’s dispossessing the strong man armed, and disposing of him as he pleased, to make it appear that he was stronger than he . This he did when he was come to the other side , whither he went through a storm; his business there was to rescue this poor creature out of the hands of Satan, and when he had done that, he returned. Thus he came from heaven to earth, and re…
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