“And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.”
Be quiet! Jesus said sternly. Come out of him! Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him — the two-part command (silence, then expulsion) is characteristic of the exorcism accounts. Without injuring him (mēden blapsas) is Luke's addition — the Spirit-filled physician who heals does not harm. The throwing down without injury demonstrates both the spirit's resistance and the completeness of its defeat.
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