they cryed out] Before Christ medled with them, so much were they afraid of him. What have we to do with thee] Why comest thou here to us, who have no dealings with thee? 2 Samuel 16:10. 2 Chronicles 35:20. John 2:4. Jesus thou Son of God?] Either this confession is made by the devils out of fear, being over-ruled by Christ, or else out of malice, to make the world to suspect it to be false, because it comes from Satan. to torment us before the time] This is our time to torment others. Why dost thou come to torment us before the day of judgement? Either they feared that Christ would now send them to hell to abide there, or rather it was a torment in their account to be cast out of those whom they possessed. As Luke 8:28-29.