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Selected Verse: Matthew 8:16 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Mt 8:16 |
Strong Concordance |
When [1161] the even [3798] was come [1096], they brought [4374] unto him [846] many [4183] that were possessed with devils [1139]: and [2532] he cast out [1544] the spirits [4151] with his word [3056], and [2532] healed [2323] all [3956] that were [2192] sick [2560]: |
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King James |
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
When the even was come ... - The fame of the miracles of Jesus would probably draw together a crowd, and those who had friends that were afflicted would bring them. All that were brought to him he healed. This was proof of two things: first, of his great benevolence; and, secondly, of his divine mission. He might have established the latter by miracles that would do no good. None of his miracles were performed, however, merely to make a display of power, unless the cursing of the barren fig-tree be an exception. Compare Mar 11:11-14. What is here recorded occurred on the evening of the Sabbath, Mar 1:21-32. The Jews kept the Sabbath from evening to evening, Lev 23:32. On the Sabbath they would not even bring their sick to be healed Luk 13:14; but as soon as it was closed, on the evening of the same day, they came in multitudes to be cured.
Possessed with devils - See the notes at Mat 4:24.
With his word - By his command; by a word. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
possessed
(Greek, "daimonizomai", "demonized").
(See Scofield) - (Mat 7:22). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Mar 1:32; Luk 4:40. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
When the even was come - The Jews kept their sabbath from evening to evening, according to the law, Lev 23:32, From evening to evening shall ye celebrate your sabbath. And the rabbins say, The sabbath doth not enter but when the sun is set. Hence it was that the sick were not brought out to our Lord till after sun-set, because then the sabbath was ended.
Many that were possessed with devils - Dr. Lightfoot gives two sound reasons why Judea, in our Lord's time, abounded with demoniacs. First, Because they were then advanced to the very height of impiety. See what Josephus, their own historian, says of them: There was not (said he) a nation under heaven more wicked than they were. See on Rom 1:1 (note). Secondly, Because they were then strongly addicted to magic, and so, as it were, invited evil spirits to be familiar with them. It seems strange to find men at this distance of time questioning the truth of that which neither scribes nor Pharisees then doubted; nor did they ever object against the pretensions of Christ and his apostles to cast them out. And, if the whole business of demonism had been only a vulgar error, (as wise men now tell us), what a fine opportunity had the wise men then, to unmask the whole matter, and thus pour contempt on the pretensions of our blessed Lord and his followers, who held it to be one proof of their Divine mission, that demons were subject to them!
And healed all that were sick - Not a soul did the Lord Jesus ever reject, who came to him soliciting his aid. Need any sinner despair who comes to him, conscious of his spiritual malady, to be healed by his merciful hand? |
24 And [2532] his [846] fame [189] went [565] throughout [1519] all [3650] Syria [4947]: and [2532] they brought [4374] unto him [846] all [3956] sick [2560] people [2192] that were taken with [4912] divers [4164] diseases [3554] and [2532] torments [931], and [2532] those which were possessed with devils [1139], and [2532] those which were lunatick [4583], and [2532] those that had the palsy [3885]; and [2532] he healed [2323] them [846].
14 And [1161] the ruler of the synagogue [752] answered [611] with indignation [23], because [3754] that Jesus [2424] had healed [2323] on the sabbath [4521] day, and said [3004] unto the people [3793], There are [1526] six [1803] days [2250] in [1722] which [3739] men ought [1163] to work [2038]: in [1722] them [5025] therefore [3767] come [2064] and be healed [2323], and [2532] not [3361] on the sabbath [4521] day [2250].
32 It shall be unto you a sabbath [07676] of rest [07677], and ye shall afflict [06031] your souls [05315]: in the ninth [08672] day of the month [02320] at even [06153], from even [06153] unto even [06153], shall ye celebrate [07673] your sabbath [07676].
21 And [2532] they went [1531] into [1519] Capernaum [2584]; and [2532] straightway [2112] on the sabbath day [4521] he entered [1525] into [1519] the synagogue [4864], and taught [1321].
22 And [2532] they were astonished [1605] at [1909] his [846] doctrine [1322]: for [1063] he taught [1321] [2258] them [846] as [5613] one that had [2192] authority [1849], and [2532] not [3756] as [5613] the scribes [1122].
23 And [2532] there was [2258] in [1722] their [846] synagogue [4864] a man [444] with [1722] an unclean [169] spirit [4151]; and [2532] he cried out [349],
24 Saying [3004], Let us alone [1436]; what [5101] have we [2254] to do [2532] with thee [4671], thou Jesus [2424] of Nazareth [3479]? art thou come [2064] to destroy [622] us [2248]? I know [1492] thee [4571] who [5101] thou art [1488], the Holy One [40] of God [2316].
25 And [2532] Jesus [2424] rebuked [2008] him [846], saying [3004], Hold thy peace [5392], and [2532] come [1831] out of [1537] him [846].
26 And [2532] when the unclean [169] spirit [4151] had torn [4682] him [846], and [2532] cried [2896] with a loud [3173] voice [5456], he came [1831] out of [1537] him [846].
27 And [2532] they were [2284] all [3956] amazed [2284], insomuch that [5620] they questioned [4802] among [4314] themselves [846], saying [3004], What thing [5101] is [2076] this [3778]? what [5101] new [2537] doctrine [1322] is this [5124]? for [3754] with [2596] authority [1849] commandeth [2004] he even [2532] the unclean [169] spirits [4151], and [2532] they do obey [5219] him [846].
28 And [1161] immediately [2117] his [846] fame [189] spread abroad [1831] throughout [1519] all [3650] the region round about [4066] Galilee [1056].
29 And [2532] forthwith [2112], when they were come [1831] out of [1537] the synagogue [4864], they entered [2064] into [1519] the house [3614] of Simon [4613] and [2532] Andrew [406], with [3326] James [2385] and [2532] John [2491].
30 But [1161] Simon's [4613] wife's mother [3994] lay [2621] sick of a fever [4445], and [2532] anon [2112] they tell [3004] him [846] of [4012] her [846].
31 And [2532] he came [4334] and took [2902] her [846] by the hand [5495], and lifted [1453] her [846] up [1453]; and [2532] immediately [2112] the fever [4446] left [863] her [846], and [2532] she ministered [1247] unto them [846].
32 And [1161] at [1096] even [3798], when [3753] the sun [2246] did set [1416], they brought [5342] unto [4314] him [846] all [3956] that were [2192] diseased [2560], and [2532] them that were possessed with devils [1139].
11 And [2532] Jesus [2424] entered [1525] into [1519] Jerusalem [2414], and [2532] into [1519] the temple [2411]: and [2532] when he had looked round about upon [4017] all things [3956], and now [2235] the eventide [3798] [5610] was come [5607], he went out [1831] unto [1519] Bethany [963] with [3326] the twelve [1427].
12 And [2532] on the morrow [1887], when they [846] were come [1831] from [575] Bethany [963], he was hungry [3983]:
13 And [2532] seeing [1492] a fig tree [4808] afar off [3113] having [2192] leaves [5444], he came [2064], if [1487] haply [686] he might find [2147] any thing [5100] thereon [1722] [846]: and [2532] when he came [2064] to [1909] it [846], he found [2147] nothing [3762] but [1508] leaves [5444]; for [1063] the time [2540] of figs [4810] was [2258] not [3756] yet.
14 And [2532] Jesus [2424] answered [611] and said [2036] unto it [846], No man [3367] eat [5315] fruit [2590] of [1537] thee [4675] hereafter [3371] for [1519] ever [165]. And [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] heard [191] it.
22 Many [4183] will say [2046] to me [3427] in [1722] that [1565] day [2250], Lord [2962], Lord [2962], have we [4395] not [3756] prophesied [4395] in thy [4674] name [3686]? and [2532] in thy [4674] name [3686] have cast out [1544] devils [1140]? and [2532] in thy [4674] name [3686] done [4160] many [4183] wonderful works [1411]?
40 Now [1161] when the sun [2246] was setting [1416], all [3956] they that [3745] had [2192] any sick [770] with divers [4164] diseases [3554] brought [71] them [846] unto [4314] him [846]; and [1161] he laid [2007] his hands [5495] on [2007] every [1538] one [1520] of them [846], and healed [2323] them [846].
32 And [1161] at [1096] even [3798], when [3753] the sun [2246] did set [1416], they brought [5342] unto [4314] him [846] all [3956] that were [2192] diseased [2560], and [2532] them that were possessed with devils [1139].
1 Paul [3972], a servant [1401] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], called [2822] to be an apostle [652], separated [873] unto [1519] the gospel [2098] of God [2316],
32 It shall be unto you a sabbath [07676] of rest [07677], and ye shall afflict [06031] your souls [05315]: in the ninth [08672] day of the month [02320] at even [06153], from even [06153] unto even [06153], shall ye celebrate [07673] your sabbath [07676].