Luke 8:39

Luke 8:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)“Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

Context of Luke 8:39

37Then 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, “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. 40When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him. 41Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

Luke 8:39 word by word

ὑπόστρεφε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου καὶ διηγοῦ ὅσα σοι ἐποίησεν ὁ θεός. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν καθ᾽ ὅλην τὴν πόλιν κηρύσσων ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς.¶Read the interlinear

• Returnὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• homeεἰςeis · towardG1519
• homeσύsu · youG4771
• homeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• homeοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• describeδιηγέομαιdiēgeomai · to relate fullyG1334
• how muchὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• has doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• went awayἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• proclaimedκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• overκατάkata · according toG2596
• townπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• for himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 8:39

• 1 Timothy 5:8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
• Luke 17:15When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
• Deuteronomy 10:21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
• Psalms 66:16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
• Psalms 126:2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
• Daniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
• Mark 1:45But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
• John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

Commentaries on Luke 8:39

• 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. 39Return home: The role of disciples is to proclaim to the world what Jesus has done for them.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:39

• Converts
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Regeneration
• Testimony
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive

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