Luke 9:39
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And as he was yet a coming,.... Whilst he was in the way bringing to Jesus, before he came to him:
the devil threw him…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out - Πνευμα λαμβανει αυτον. This very phrase is used by heathen writers,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 9:37-42
This passage of story in Matthew and Mark follows immediately upon that of Christ's transfiguration, and his discourse…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a spirit taketh him This was the supernatural aspect of his deafness, epilepsy, and madness. St Matthew gives the…