Luke 8:28
When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
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ASV
And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.
KJV
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἰδὼν | idōn | Having seen | G1492 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Jesus | G2424 → |
| ἀνακράξας | anakraxas | having cried out | G349 → |
| προσέπεσεν | prosepesen | he fell down before | G4363 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| φωνῇ | phōnēa | in a voice | G5456 → |
| μεγάλῃ | megalē | loud | G3173 → |
| εἶπεν· | eipen | said; | G2036 → |
| τί | ti | What | G5101 → |
| ἐμοὶ | emoi | to me myself | G1473 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| σοί, | soi | to You, | G4771 → |
| Ἰησοῦ, | Iēsou | Jesus, | G2424 → |
| υἱὲ | huie | Son | G5207 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| ὑψίστου; | hupsistou | Most High? | G5310 → |
| δέομαί | deomai | I implore | G1189 → |
| σου, | sou | of You | G4771 → |
| μή | mē | not | G3361 → |
| με | me | me | G3165 → |
| βασανίσῃς. | basanisēs | You may torment! | G928 → |
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