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

35So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed. Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back. 38The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying, 39“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much 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

• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• allἅπαςhapas · allG537
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• peopleπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• regionπερίχωροςperichōros · regionG4066
• GerasenesΓερασηνόςGergesēnos · GeraseneG1086
• askedἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to departἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
• had taken hold of themσυνέχωsunechō · to hold/oppressG4912
• Soδέde · thenG1161
• gotἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the boatπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• started backὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290

Cross-references for Luke 8:37

• Luke 8:28When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
• Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
• Deuteronomy 5:25But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.
• 1 Samuel 6:20The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
• 2 Samuel 6:8Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
• 1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
• Matthew 8:34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
• Mark 5:17And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
• Acts 16:39They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
• Luke 9:5If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
• Luke 10:10But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,

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