Luke

Chapter 8 (Continued)

8:30``Jesus then asked him
  {the demon controlling the voice of the stricken man},
saying, "What's your name?"

He said, "Legion" {meaning there are thousands of us} . . .
because many demons had entered him {the stricken man}.

8:31``And they kept on begging Him not to order them
to depart into the abyss {abussos}.

{Note: Abussos is the word used for the deepest part of the sea/ocean. But it also is one of the words used for where fallen angels are imprisoned.}

8:32``Now there kept on being
a large herd of pigs feeding there on the hillside.

And they {the demons} kept on begging
Him {Jesus} to permit them go into them.

And, He gave them permission.

8:33`` Then the demons came out of the man
and went into the pigs.

And the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into the lake
and were drowned.

8:34``But the 'ones having fed the herd
with a true sense of responsibility' {bosko}
  {bosko is important to translate fully because of John 21:15}
having seen what had happened,
ran off and told it in the town and in the countryside.

{Note: Remember that the Jews were not permitted to eat pork. These were 'black market' pigs and therefore a very lucrative business for these people. They are not going to be happy to hear their herd is all dead.}

8:35``Then they went out to see what had happened,
and they came to Jesus.

And, they found the man {anthropos}
from whom the demons {daimonion}
had gone out {never to return}
 {exerchomai - Pluperfect tense corresponds in a single Greek word
  to the sense of the English pluperfect, which indicates an event
  viewed as having been once and for all accomplished in past time},
sitting at Jesus' feet . . . clothed . . . and in his right mind . . .
and they were afraid.

8:36`` Those who had seen {it}
told them how the man
who had been demonized/'possessed by demons' {daimonizomai}
had been healed.

8:37`` Then all the people of the Ger
asenes and the surrounding region
requested/begged Him {Jesus} to leave them alone . . .
for they beginning to be seized with great fear.

So He went back into the boat and returned {hupostrepho}.

8:38-39``Now the man from whom the demons had gone out
begged to go with Him.

But Jesus sent him away, saying, 8:39``
"Return {hupostrepho - an order} to your own home,
and 'recount in full' {diegeomai - another command}
how much God has done for you."

So he went away,
proclaiming throughout the whole town
how much Jesus had done for him.

{Restoration and Healing}
8:40``Now it came to pass {new subject}
when Jesus returned,
the crowd welcomed Him,
for they were all waiting for Him.

8:41-42``And, behold {an attention getter - Listen UP!}
there came a man {aner} named Jairus,
who was a ruler of the synagogue.

And, falling at Jesus' feet,
he kept on urging Him to come to his house, 8:42``
because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old,
and she was dying.

And, as He {Jesus} was on His way,
the crowds kept on pressing around Him.

8:43``Now a woman was there who had suffered
from hemorrhages/'a flow of blood' for twelve years
but could not be healed by anyone.

8:44``She came up behind Him {Jesus}
and touched the fringe of His cloak,
and immediately her hemorrhage ceased.

8:45``Then Jesus asked,
"Who is the one who touched me?"
And when all were denying it,
Peter said
  {Petros - means 'little chip' - Jesus is called Petra - the Huge
  Rock},
"Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!"

8:46``But Jesus said,
"Someone touched Me.

For I know {ginosko}
that power {dunamis} has gone out from Me."

8:47``Now when the woman {gune}
saw that she absolutely could not {ouk} escape notice,
she came trembling and fell down before Him.

In the presence of all the people,
she told why she had touched Him
and how she had been immediately healed.

8:48`` Then He said to her,
"Daughter, be of comfort {an order},
your faith {pistis} has made you
'well with the result that you will be in perfect health until you die'
  {sozo - perfect tense - action completed currently and lasts
  forever}.

"Continue on life's journey" {poreuomai - an order} . . .
in 'inner happiness'/peace {eirene}."

8:49``And, while He was still speaking,
someone from the synagogue president's house came and said,
"Your daughter is 'dead with results that last forever'
  {thnesko - perfect tense}.

Do not trouble {skullo - an order}
the teacher {didaskalos} any longer."

8:50``But when Jesus heard this,
He 'had an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from the ultimate source of Himself to' {apokrinomai} him saying,
"Fear not {an order}!

Believe only {another order} . . . and she will be healed {sozo}."

8:51``And when He came to the house,
He did not allow anyone to go in with Him . . .
except Peter and John and James,
and the child's father and mother.

8:52``Now they were all wailing and mourning for her.

But He said, "Stop wailing {an order}!

She is absolutely not {ouk} dead
but in contrast {alla} is sleeping."

8:53``And they began to 'laugh in scorn' at Him,
because they knew {eido - perfect tense - a done deal}
that she was dead.

8:54``But He took her by the hand and said,
"Little girl/child, get up {an order}."

8:55``And her spirit {pneuma} returned,
and she 'rose up'/'got up' {anistemi} immediately.
  {anistemi - is the Greek word used for the resurrection.
  But here it is a resuscitation not a resurrection.
  The difference is, she will die again - so is resuscitated.
  Jesus, as the First Fruits, was the 1st resurrection
  in history - and the only resurrection to this date.}

Then He {Jesus} told them to give her something to eat.

8:56`` And, her parents {goneus} were astonished.

But He ordered them to tell no one {medeis}
what had happened.

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