Luke 8:29

New English Translation

For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)

Cross References

Mark 5:8

(For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)

Luke 8:28

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud voice, “Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not torment me!”

Luke 8:30

Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

Luke 9:39

A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.

Luke 9:42

As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.