Luke 9:39 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 9:39

A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely.

KJV

And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.

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Commentary

1 voice

Bede

On the Gospel of Luke (735)

And behold, a spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it convulses him and scatters him with foam, and scarcely departs tearing him. This demoniac, whom the Lord healed descending from the mountain, Matthew describes as lunatic, Mark as deaf and mute. They …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But happy they that have access to Christ! How defective the disciples were in their faith. Though Christ had given them power over unclean spirits, yet they could not cast out this evil spirit,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out - Πνευμα λαμβανει αυτον. This very phrase is used by heathen writers, when they speak of supernatural influence. The following, from Herodotus, will make the matter, I hope, quite plain.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	a spirit	G4151 →
λαμβάνει	lambanei	takes	G2983 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐξαίφνης	exaiphnēs	suddenly	G1810 →
κράζει	krazei	he cries out	G2896 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
σπαράσσει	sparassei	it throws into convulsions	G4682 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
ἀφροῦ	aphrou	foaming	G876 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μόγις	mogis	with difficulty	G3425 →
ἀποχωρεῖ	apochōrei	it departs	G672 →
ἀπ᾽	ap᾽	from	G575 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	him	G846 →
συντρῖβον	suntribon	bruising	G4937 →
αὐτόν.	auton	him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 9:20
So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
leads to
- Mark 1:26
  At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 9:18
  Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 4:35
  But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
- Luke 9:42
  Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
- 1 Peter 5:8
  Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Through
Luke 4:35
But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
leads to
- Luke 4:41
  Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
- Luke 4:39
  and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
Through
Mark 9:26
After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
leads to
- Mark 9:20
  So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.