27 And as[a] he got out on the land, a certain man from the town met him[b] who had demons and for a considerable time had not worn clothes and did not live in a house, but among the tombs. 28 And when he[c] saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, “What do I have to do with you,[d] Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!” 29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, and he was bound with chains and shackles and[e] was guarded, and breaking the bonds he would be driven by the demon into the deserted places.)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 8:27 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“got out”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Luke 8:27 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Luke 8:28 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Luke 8:28 Literally “what to me and to you”
  5. Luke 8:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“was bound”) has been translated as a finite verb