Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
returned--evidently not long away.
Lord, etc.--"Thou hast exceeded Thy promise, for 'even the devils,'" etc. The possession of such power, not being expressly in their commission, as in that to the Twelve (Luke 9:1), filled them with more astonishment and joy than all else.
through thy name--taking no credit to themselves, but feeling lifted into a region of unimagined superiority to the powers of evil simply through their connection with Christ.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Mark 6:30
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