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He said to them, "Go!" They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.
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Christ's Effortless Authority
Commentators emphasize that Jesus's command to the demons is a simple, powerful "Go." This single word demonstrates His absolute and immediate authority over the spiritual realm. Scholars like Spurgeon and Aquinas note that evil spirits, who terrorized an entire region, are powerless before Christ and cannot even enter a herd of swine without His explicit permission.
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Rushed down the steep (ωρμησεν κατα του κρημνου). Down from the cliff (ablative case) into the sea. Constative aorist tense. The i…
19th Century
Anglican
He said to them, "Go." — People have sometimes asked in scorn why this command was given—why permission was granted for a destruct…
Baptist
And he said to them, Go.
Jesus never wastes words on devils; he is always short and sharp with them: "Go."
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The question as to why Jesus would grant the demons their desire and let them destroy the herd of pigs, the livelihood of their owners, is part of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto them, go , &c]. He gave them leave, as God did to Satan, in the case of Job; for without divine per…
Presbyterian
The devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Savior; they neither have nor hope for any benefit from him. Oh, the depth of this mystery of Divine…
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13th Century
Catholic
And when he was come on the other side of the water. Because the miracles through which the Lord freed many people from e…
