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Luke 8:30 Cross-References
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“And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.”
Luke 8:30 (KJV)
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And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. Jesus' question, "What is thy name?" (Ti soi onoma estin, Τί σοι ὄνομα ἐστιν), establishes personal engagement—even with one so degraded, Jesus treats him as a person worth addressing. The answer reveals the horrifying extent of possession: "Legion" (Legiōn, Λεγιών). A Roman legion numbered 4,000-6,000 soldiers. Whether literally thousands of demons or using "Legion" metaphorically for "many," the term conveys overwhelming demonic occupation.The explanation clarifies: "because many de...
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Cross-References for Luke 8:30
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“and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?”
“from whom seven demons had gone out;”
“they cried out”
“he appeared first to Mary Magdalene”
“What is your name? He said to him”