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Selected Verse: Luke 4:35 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Lu 4:35 |
King James |
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
rebuked them, &c.--(See on Luk 4:41).
thrown him, &c.--See on Mar 9:20. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Hold thy peace (φιμώθητι)
Lit., be muzzled or gagged. See on Mat 22:12.
Had thrown (ῥῖψαν)
Used in connection with disease by Luke only, and only here. In medical language, of convulsions, fits, etc.
Hurt him not (μηδὲν βλάψαν αὐτόν)
Lit., in no possible way. Mark omits this detail, which a physician would be careful to note. Βλάπτειν, to injure, occurs but twice in New Testament - here and Mar 16:18. It is common in medical language, opposed to ὠφφελεῖν, to benefit, as of medicines or diet hurting or benefiting. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And hurt him not - Though he convulsed him, Mar 2:26, and threw him down in the midst of them, probably with the design to take away his life, yet our Lord permitted it not; and this appears to be the meaning of the place. The spirit was not permitted essentially to injure him at that time. |
20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?