An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of JesusGreenleaf, Simon
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An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of Jesus
Greenleaf, Simon
Apologetics; Authority -- Religious aspects; Bible. Gospels -- Evidences, authority, etc.; Jesus Christ -- Trial
Matthew. Mark.
CH. VIII. 28-34. CH. V. 1-21.
CH. IX. 1.
28 And when he was come to the And they came over unto the
other side, into the country other side of the sea, into
of the Gegesenes,(162) there the country of the Gadarenes.
met him two possessed with
devils, coming out of the
tombs, exceeding fierce, so
that no man might pass by that
way.
2 And when he was come out of
the ship, immediately there
met him out of the tombs a man
with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had _his_ dwelling among
the tombs; and no man could
bind him, no, not with his
chains:
4 Because that he had been
often bound with fetters and
chains, and the chains had
been plucked asunder by him,
and the fetters broken in
pieces: neither could any
_man_ tame him.
5 And always, night and day,
he was in the mountains, and
in the tombs, crying, and
cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar
off, he ran and worshipped
him,
7 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.
8 (For he said unto him, Come
out of the man, _thou_ unclean
spirit.)
29 And behold, they cried out, 9 And he asked him, What _is_
saying, What have we to do thy name? And he answered,
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of saying, My name _is_ Legion:
God? art thou come hither to for we are many.
torment us before the time?
10 And he besought him much
that he would not send them
away out of the country.
30 And there was a good way 11 Now there was there nigh
off(163) from them a herd of unto the mountains a great
many swine, feeding. herd of swine(164) feeding.
31 So the devils besought him, 12 And all the devils besought
saying If thou cast us out, him, saying, Send us into the
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