Into the abyss (εις την αβυσσον). Rare old word common in LXX from α privative and βαθυς (deep). So bottomless place (supply χωρα)…

To go out into the deep.—Better, into the abyss. The word is not found in the other Gospels, and it clearly mean…

So, you see, dear friends, that devils can pray: They besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep; that is, to the…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Savior, as He sailed with His disciples, came to a port, as it is written, And they arrived a…

Jesus was not actually an exorcist . Therefore his asking the demoniac’s name should not be interpreted as an attempt to control the demons through…

And they besought him
That is, all the devils, the whole legion of them, entreated Jesus, under whose power, and at …

Those who 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…