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Luke 8:27 Explained in Context
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Verse 27. 27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 8:27 locates Luke 8:27 inside Luke 8:26–8:39's “A Restored Man Becomes a Witness in Gentile Territory” movement by stating, “And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs”.
Read It With
- Luke 8:26–8:39
Read Luke 8:27 with 8:26–8:39. In isolation, this contribution—locates Luke 8:27 inside Luke 8:26–8:39's “A Restored Man Becomes a Witness in Gentile Territory” movement by stating, “And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: A naked, isolated man among tombs meets Jesus; the oppressive spirits call themselves Legion, enter swine that drown, townspeople fear, and the clothed man is sent home to tell God's work.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 8:27 locates Luke 8:27 inside Luke 8:26–8:39's “A Restored Man Becomes a Witness in Gentile Territory” movement by stating, “And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs”. This precise contribution belongs inside “A Restored Man Becomes a Witness in Gentile Territory” because A naked, isolated man among tombs meets Jesus; the oppressive spirits call themselves Legion, enter swine that drown, townspeople fear, and the clothed man is sent home to tell God's work.
What Remains True
Luke 8:27 locates Luke 8:27 inside Luke 8:26–8:39's “A Restored Man Becomes a Witness in Gentile Territory” movement by stating, “And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs”. Read inside Luke 8:26–8:39, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: A naked, isolated man among tombs meets Jesus; the oppressive spirits call themselves Legion, enter swine that drown, townspeople fear, and the clothed man is sent home to tell God's work. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 8:27 locates Luke 8:27 inside Luke 8:26–8:39's “A Restored Man Becomes a Witness in Gentile Territory” movement by stating, “And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Center the restored person's dignity, voice, clothing, community, and chosen witness while using careful evidence and qualified care; do not stigmatize mental distress or copy hazardous rituals.
Continue in Context
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Read Luke 8:26–8:39 — A Restored Man Becomes a Witness in Gentile TerritorySources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 8:26–8:39, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 8:26–8:39
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 8:26–8:39
Open source ↗