Luke 8:29

Luke 8:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon’s power.

Context of Luke 8:29

27When 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. 28When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!” For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places. 30Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

Luke 8:29 word by word

παρήγγειλεν γὰρ τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἀκαθάρτῳ ἐξελθεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου· πολλοῖς γὰρ χρόνοις συνηρπάκει αὐτόν, καὶ ἐδεσμεύετο ἁλύσεσιν καὶ πέδαις φυλασσόμενος, καὶ διαρρήσσων τὰ δεσμὰ ἠλαύνετο ὑπὸ τοῦ δαιμονίου εἰς τὰς ἐρήμους.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he had commandedπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• the uncleanὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• to come outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• oftentimesπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• oftentimesχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
• it had caughtσυναρπάζωsunarpazō · to seizeG4884
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he was keptφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: guardG5442
• boundδεσμέωdesmeō · to shackleG1196
• with chainsἅλυσιςhalusis · chainG254
• in fettersπέδηpedē · fetterG3976
• he brakeδιαρρήγνυμιdiarrhēssō · to tearG1284
• the bandsδεσμόςdesmon desmos · chainG1199
• and was drivenἐλαύνωelaunō · to driveG1643
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the devilδαίμωνdaimōn · demonG1142
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048

Cross-references for Luke 8:29

• Mark 5:8For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
• Acts 19:12so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.
• Luke 9:39A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him.
• Mark 5:3This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
• Mark 9:20So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
• 2 Timothy 2:25Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,

Commentaries on Luke 8:29

• 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. 29unclean spirit: The word unclean means not fit to be in God’s presence. An unclean spirit is a spirit that opposes God and does not belong near him (see also study note on 4:33).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:29

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Unclean Spirit
• Bands
• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Band
• Fetter

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