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When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons for a long time. He wore no clothes, and didn`t live in a house, but in the tombs.
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The Ruin of Demonic Power
Commentators describe the man's state as a classic picture of demonic oppression. He suffered from social isolation, a disregard for personal dignity (nakedness), and was driven to live among the dead in tombs. Scholars see this as a powerful illustration of how evil can dehumanize a person, setting the stage for Christ's superior power to restore.
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And for a long time (κα χρονω ικανω). The use of the associative instrumental case in expressions of time is a very old Greek idio…
19th Century
Anglican
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Baptist
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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