Luca 9:39

39 ed ecco uno spirito lo prende, e subito egli grida, e lo spirito lo getta in convulsione facendolo schiumare, e a fatica si diparte da lui, fiaccandolo tutto.

Luca 9:39 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:39

And, lo, a spirit taketh him
An evil spirit, the devil, as in ( Luke 9:42 ) seizes and possesses him at once,

and he suddenly crieth out;
in a most terrible manner, giving dreadful shrieks, as soon as he perceives that he is seized by the demon:

and it teareth him, that he foameth again;
throws him into convulsions, so that he foams at the mouth: and so we read ^F20 of a son of a certain Jew, that

``a certain spirit passed before him and hurt him, convulsed his mouth, and his eyes, and his hands were convulsed, and he could not speak.''

And bruising him;
by dashing him against the wall, or throwing him to the ground:

hardly departeth from him;
is very loath to leave him, even after he has distressed, convulsed, and bruised him in this dreadful manner, such was his cruelty and malice; (See Gill on Matthew 17:15) (See Gill on Mark 9:18)

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Zohar in Lev. fol. 21. 4.

Luca 9:39 In-Context

37 Or avvenne il giorno seguente che essendo essi scesi dal monte, una gran moltitudine venne incontro a Gesù.

38 Ed ecco, un uomo dalla folla esclamò: Maestro, te ne prego, volgi lo sguardo al mio figliuolo; è l’unico ch’io abbia;

39 ed ecco uno spirito lo prende, e subito egli grida, e lo spirito lo getta in convulsione facendolo schiumare, e a fatica si diparte da lui, fiaccandolo tutto.

40 Ed ho pregato i tuoi discepoli di cacciarlo, ma non hanno potuto.

41 E Gesù, rispondendo, disse: O generazione incredula e perversa, fino a quando sarò io con voi e vi sopporterò?