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

28Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.” 29For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert. And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. 31They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss. 32Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission.

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

• And JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• “Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• is your nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• And he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Legionλεγεώνlegeōn · LegionG3003
• for manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• demonsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• had enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525

Cross-references for Luke 8:30

• Matthew 26:53Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
• Mark 5:9And He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he said to Him, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”
• Luke 8:2and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
• Matthew 8:29And they cried out, saying, “What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
• Mark 16:9[Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared 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

Topics related to Luke 8:30

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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• Jesus
• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Luke, Gospel according to
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Luke, the Gospel of
• abyss, bottomless pit

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