Luke 8:37

Luke 8:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
• New International Version (NIV)Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned.

Context of Luke 8:37

35And people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind (mentally healthy); and they were frightened. 36Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed. Then all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with fear. So Jesus got into the boat and returned [to the west side of the Sea of Galilee]. 38But the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging Him, pleading to go with Him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39“Return home and tell [about] all the great things God has done for you.” So the man went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

Luke 8:37 word by word

καὶ ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γερασηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο.¶ Αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς εἰς πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• the wholeἅπαςhapas · allG537
• multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• of the countryπερίχωροςperichōros · regionG4066
• of the GadarenesΓαδαρηνόςGadarēnos · GadaraG1046
• besoughtἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to departἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• they were taken withσυνέχωsunechō · to hold/oppressG4912
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
• andδέde · thenG1161
• went upἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• and returned back againὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290

Cross-references for Luke 8:37

• Luke 8:28Seeing Jesus, he cried out [with a terrible voice from the depths of his throat] and fell down before Him [in dread and terror], and shouted loudly, “What business do we have [in common] with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me [before the appointed time of judgment]!”
• Luke 5:8But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
• Deuteronomy 5:25Now then why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, then we will die.
• 1 Samuel 6:20The men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom shall He go up from us?”
• 2 Samuel 6:8David became angry and grieved and offended because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzzah, and that place has been called Perez-uzzah (outburst against Uzzah) to this day.
• 1 Kings 17:18So she said to Elijah, “What [problem] is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to put my son to death?”
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
• Matthew 8:34And the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and as soon as they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
• Mark 5:17So the people began to beg with Jesus to leave their region.
• Acts 16:39so they came [to the prison] and appealed to them [with apologies], and when they brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city.
• Luke 9:5And as for all those who do not welcome you, when you leave that city, shake the dust off your feet [breaking all ties with them] as a testimony against them [that they rejected My message].”
• Luke 10:10But whatever city you enter and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say,

Commentaries on Luke 8:37

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-39Verses 22-39 See this passage explained in the Matthew 8:23-34 notes, and Mark 5:1-20 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-40Verses 22-40 Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath, but to go to Christ, and call him Master, and say, I am undone, if thou dost not help me. When our dangers are over, it becomes us to take to ourselves the shame of our own fears, and to give Christ the glory of our deliverance. We may learn much out of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37asked Jesus to depart from them: The power of Jesus over spiritual forces scared the people. Losing their pigs made them angry. Their rejection contrasts with the faith of the healed man.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:37

• Converts
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Fall
• Gadarenes
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Country
• Gadara
• Gerasa; Gerasenes

Commentaries on Luke 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings