Luke 8:27

Luke 8:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.

Context of Luke 8:27

25Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Why do you not believe in me?’ All this frightened the disciples and they were very surprised. They asked each other, ‘Who is this man? He even tells the wind and the water what to do. He speaks and they obey him!’ 26Jesus and his disciples went to the place where the Gerasene people lived. This place is across the lake from Galilee. When Jesus got out of the boat there, a man from the town came towards him. Bad spirits were living inside him. He had not worn any clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house. Instead, he lived outside, among some graves. 28When he saw Jesus, he screamed. Then he went down on his knees in front of Jesus and said in a loud voice, ‘Jesus, you are the Son of the powerful God who is over all! What are you doing here? Please do not hurt me.’ 29He said that because Jesus had already said to the bad spirit, ‘Come out of this man.’ The bad spirit had often taken hold of the man, so people watched him carefully. They held his feet with metal chains. But when the bad spirit took hold of him, he often broke the chains. The bad spirit then caused him to go into the wilderness.

Luke 8:27 word by word

Ἐξελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὑπήντησεν ἀνήρ τις ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ἔχων δαιμόνια. καὶ χρόνῳ ἱκανῷ οὐκ ἐνεδύσατο ἱμάτιον καὶ ἐν οἰκίᾳ οὐκ ἔμενεν ἀλλ᾽ ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forthἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• to landὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• there metὑπαντάωhupantaō · to go meetG5221
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• longἱκανόςhikanos · sufficientG2425
• timeχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wareἐνδιδύσκωendiduskō · to dressG1737
• noοὐou · noG3756
• clothesἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• abodeμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the tombsμνῆμαmnēma · tombG3418

Cross-references for Luke 8:27

• Mark 5:2Jesus got out of the boat. Immediately, a man with a bad spirit in him came to him. This man lived outside, among some graves. He was very strong and nobody could hold him. People often put chains around his ankles to hold him. They wanted to keep him in a safe place. But he broke the chains that held him.
• 1 Samuel 19:24When he met Samuel, he took off his clothes and he continued to prophesy. He lay on the ground with no clothes all that day and all that night. So people still say, ‘Has Saul really become one of the prophets?’
• Numbers 19:16Also, a person might have killed someone with a sword out in the country. Or someone may have died because he was old or ill. Anyone who touches a dead body in the country will become unclean for seven days. Also if they touch a human bone, or a grave, that person will be unclean for seven days.
• Isaiah 65:4They sit among the graves and they hide in caves. They eat meat from pigs. They use unclean meat to make their soup.

Commentaries on Luke 8:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27A certain man - See the case of this demoniac considered at large, on the parallel places, Matthew 8:28-34; (note); Mark 5:1-20 (note). In India deranged persons walk at liberty through the streets and country in all manner of dresses; sometimes entirely naked; and often perish while strolling from place to place. It is the same in Ireland, as there are no public asylums either there or in India for insane people.Read the comment
• 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. 27he stayed in the tombs: Touching a tomb or a dead body made a Jew unclean, or ceremonially defiled. Jesus willingly entered this unclean place to rescue a person enslaved by Satan.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:27

• Jesus, the Christ
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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