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 Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 10:17:
Mark 6:30
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