And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Parallel translations
- WEB When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs.
- BSB When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
- NKJV And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.
- NASB And when He stepped out onto the land, a man from the city met Him who was possessed with demons; and he had not put on clothing for a long time and was not living in a house, but among the tombs.
- NLT As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs outside the town.
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Quick answer
A demon-possessed man, naked and living among the tombs, meets Jesus as He comes ashore. His condition shows the dehumanizing ruin demons bring.
Overview
Luke describes a man long enslaved to demons, stripped of clothing, home, and dignity, dwelling among the dead. The portrait reveals the destructive aim of evil to degrade those made in God's image. Into this hopeless misery Jesus deliberately steps with delivering power.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Mark 5:2–5And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
- 1 Sam 19:24And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
- Num 19:16And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
- Isa 65:4Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
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