Luke 8:30

Luke 8:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," for many demons had entered him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

Context of Luke 8:30

28And 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. 29For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts. And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him. 31And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss. 32Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.

Luke 8:30 word by word

ἐπηρώτησεν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τί σοι ὄνομά ἐστιν; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· λεγιών· ὅτι εἰσῆλθεν δαιμόνια πολλὰ εἰς αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Legionλεγεώνlegeōn · LegionG3003
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• demonsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525

Cross-references for Luke 8:30

• Matthew 26:53Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?
• Mark 5:9And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.
• Luke 8:2and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
• Matthew 8:29And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
• Mark 16:9Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

Commentaries on Luke 8:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-39Verses 22-39 See this passage explained in the Matthew 8:23-34 notes, and Mark 5:1-20 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-40Verses 22-40 Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath, but to go to Christ, and call him Master, and say, I am undone, if thou dost not help me. When our dangers are over, it becomes us to take to ourselves the shame of our own fears, and to give Christ the glory of our deliverance. We may learn much out of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30A Roman legion included about 6,000 soldiers. This number shows that the man had many demons.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings