Luke 8 · Verse 28

Luke 8:28

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.
Luke 8:28, King James Version

Luke 8:28 in other translations

BSBWhen 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!”
WEBWhen he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me!”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand having seen Jesus, and having cried out, he fell before him, and with a loud voice, said, ‘What--to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beseech thee, mayest thou not afflict me!'
DARBYBut seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee torment me not.
BBEAnd when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.
WebsterWhen 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.

What does Luke 8:28 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 28.

(c) "torment me not" Is 27:1, Jas 2:19, Rev 20:10

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 Jesus, thou Son of God most high - The words Jesus and God are both omitted here by several MSS. I think it is very likely that the demons mentioned neither. They were constrained in a summary way to acknowledge his power; but it is probable they did not pronounce names which were of such dreadful import to themselves. The words which they spoke on the occasion seem to have been these, What is it to thee and me, O Son of the most high? See the note on Mat 8:29.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:22-40

Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath, but to go to Christ, and call him Master, and say, I am undone, if thou dost not help me. When our dangers are over, it becomes us to take to ourselves the shame of our own fears, and to give Christ the glory of our…

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Luke 8:28 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἰδὼνidōnHaving seenG1492
δὲdethenG1161
τὸνton<the>G3588
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424
ἀνακράξαςanakraxashaving cried outG349
προσέπεσενprosepesenhe fell down beforeG4363
αὐτῷautōHimG846
καὶkaiandG2532
φωνῇphōnēain a voiceG5456
μεγάλῃmegalēloudG3173
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036
τίtiWhatG5101
ἐμοὶemoito me myselfG1473
καὶkaiandG2532
σοί,soito You,G4771
Ἰησοῦ,IēsouJesus,G2424
υἱὲhuieSonG5207
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316
τοῦtoutheG3588
ὑψίστου;hupsistouMost High?G5310
δέομαίdeomaiI imploreG1189
σου,souof YouG4771
μήmēnotG3361
μεmemeG3165
βασανίσῃς.basanisēsYou may torment!G928

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Cross references for Luke 8:28

  • Matthew 8:29

    And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

  • Mark 1:24-27

    Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

  • Revelation 20:10

    And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

  • Acts 16:16-18

    And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

  • Isaiah 27:1

    In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

  • Revelation 20:1-3

    And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

  • 1 John 3:8

    He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

  • James 2:19

    Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

  • Mark 5:6-8

    But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

  • Luke 8:37-38

    Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

  • Luke 4:33-36

    And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he cried.
4:33-36; Mt 8:29; Mr 1:24-27; 5:6-8; Ac 16:16-18
What.
37,38
I beseech.
Isa 27:1; 2Pe 2:4; 1Jo 3:8; Jas 2:19; Re 20:1-3,10

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Context

  • Luke 8:27

    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.

  • Luke 8:28

    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.

  • Luke 8:29

    (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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Luke 8:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El cual, como vió á Jesús, exclamó y se postró delante de él, y dijo á gran voz: ¿Qué tengo yo contigo, Jesús, Hijo del Dios Altísimo? Ruégote que no me atormentes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ayant aperçu Jésus, et s’étant écrié, il se jeta devant lui, et dit à haute voix: Qu’y a-t-il entre moi et toi, Jésus, Fils du Dieu Très-haut? Je te supplie, ne me tourmente pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als er aber Jesum sah, schrie er auf und fiel vor ihm nieder und sprach mit lauter Stimme: Was habe ich mit dir zu schaffen, Jesu, Sohn Gottes, des Höchsten? Ich bitte dich, quäle mich nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Is, ut vidit Jesum, procidit ante illum: et exclamans voce magna, dixit: Quid mihi et tibi est, Jesu Fili Dei Altissimi? obsecro te, ne me torqueas.