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The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
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A Violent, Unwilling Exit
Commentators unanimously highlight the violence of the demon's departure. It "tore" or "convulsed" the man and shrieked loudly. Scholars explain this wasn't a peaceful surrender but a forced expulsion, demonstrating the demon's unwillingness to obey Jesus's command and showcasing the superior power of Christ.
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18th Century
Theologian
And when the unclean spirit, etc. Still malignant, though doomed to obey—submitting because he was obliged to, not because he chose—he exe…
Tearing him (σπαραξαν αυτον). Margin,
convulsing him like a spasm. Medical writers use the word for the ro…
19th Century
Bishop
He came out of him.—St. Luke adds the fact and hurt him not.
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Saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.…
Jesus needed no magical formulas to exorcise the demon. He addressed it directly and ordered it, “Be quiet!” With this word of power the evil spiri…
16th Century
When the unclean spirit had torn him: Luke uses a milder phrase, when the devil had thrown him down; but they agree perfectly reg…
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17th Century
Pastor
And when the unclean spirit had torn him Not that he had torn any limb from him, or had made any wound in any part o…
Minister
The devil is an unclean spirit because he has lost all the purity of his nature, because he acts in direct opposition to the Holy Spirit of God, an…