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

37And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and he, entering into the ship, returned. 38But the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying, Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him. 40And it came to pass when Jesus returned, the crowd received him gladly, for they were all expecting him. 41And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was [a] ruler of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus besought 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
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• howὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Luke 8:39

• 1 Timothy 5:8But if any one does not provide for his own, and specially for those of [his] house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than the unbeliever.
• Luke 17:15And one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
• Deuteronomy 10:21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, who hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
• Psalms 66:16Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
• Psalms 126:2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing: then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.
• Daniel 4:1Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
• Mark 1:45But he, having gone forth, began to proclaim [it] much, and to spread the matter abroad, so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every side.
• John 4:29Come, see a man who told me all things I had ever done: is not he 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
• Choke
• Fall
• 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