15And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
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Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us? …
And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
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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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