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29 And they screamed out, “[a]What business do we have [in common] with each other, Son of God? Have You come to torment us before the appointed time [of judgment]?”(A)

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  1. Matthew 8:29 Lit What to us and to you, originally a Hebrew idiom which does not translate well into English. The idiom is meant to bluntly inform the other person that the speaker is not aware of any obligation between them, and does not wish to deal with the other person (cf 2 Sam 16:10). It can also express the speaker’s protest that he has not harmed the other individual, and therefore should not suffer harm at the hands of that person (cf 1 Kin 17:18).

34 “Let us alone! [a]What business do we have [in common] with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

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  1. Luke 4:34 Lit What to me and to you; cf note Matt 8:29.

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