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Luke 8:27

Spiritual warfareLoneliness

25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

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.

28 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.

29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

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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.
KJV
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.
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.
ASV
And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in [any] house, but in the tombs.
DARBY
And as he got out [of the ship] on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.
BLB
And [on] His having gone out upon the land, a certain man out of the city met [Him], having demons. And for a long time he was not wearing clothing and was not abiding in a house, but in the tombs.
ÅB
Da han var gått i land, møtte det ham en mann fra byen, som var besatt av onde ånder; han hadde ikke hatt klær på seg i lang tid, og han holdt seg ikke i hus, men i gravene.
OTB
Da Jesus steg i land, ble han møtt av en mann fra byen som var besatt av demoner. I lang tid hadde denne mannen ikke hatt klær på eller bodd i hus, men hadde holdt til i gravene.
B1930
Da han var gått i land, møtte det ham en mann fra byen, som var besatt av onde ånder; han hadde ikke hatt klær på sig i lang tid, og han holdt sig ikke i hus, men i gravene.

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  • Mark 5:2–5

    And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

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  • 1 Samuel 19:24

    And 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?

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