Luke 8:28

28 Catching sight of Yeshua, he screamed, fell down in front of him and yelled, "Yeshua! Son of God Ha`Elyon! What do you want with me? I beg you, don't torture me!"

Luke 8:28 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:28

When he saw Jesus
Even afar off, at some considerable distance, he ran towards him, ( Mark 5:6 ) .

He cried out, and fell down before him;
that is, the man possessed with the devil did so, under his impulse, and through his agitation of him:

and with a loud voice said;
which was the unclean spirit in the man: what have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God, most high? I
beseech thee torment me not;
i.e. before the time; (See Gill on Matthew 8:29).

Luke 8:28 In-Context

26 They sailed on and landed in the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite the Galil.

27 As Yeshua stepped ashore, a man from the town who had demons came to meet him. For a long time he had not worn clothes; and he lived, not in a house, but in the burial caves.

28 Catching sight of Yeshua, he screamed, fell down in front of him and yelled, "Yeshua! Son of God Ha`Elyon! What do you want with me? I beg you, don't torture me!"

29 For Yeshua had ordered the unclean spirit to come out of the man. It had often taken hold of him -- he had been kept under guard, chained hand and foot, but had broken the bonds and been driven by the demon into the desert.

30 Yeshua asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he said, because many demons had entered him.