Luke 8:26

Luke 8:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
• New International Version (NIV)They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.

Context of Luke 8:26

24So the disciples went to Jesus and they woke him. ‘Master, master, we will die here in the water!’ they said. Then Jesus got up and he spoke strongly to the wind and to the water. ‘Stop!’ he said. The wind stopped immediately and the water became flat. 25Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Why do you not believe in me?’ All this frightened the disciples and they were very surprised. They asked each other, ‘Who is this man? He even tells the wind and the water what to do. He speaks and they obey him!’ Jesus and his disciples went to the place where the Gerasene people lived. This place is across the lake from Galilee. 27When Jesus got out of the boat there, a man from the town came towards him. Bad spirits were living inside him. He had not worn any clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house. Instead, he lived outside, among some graves. 28When he saw Jesus, he screamed. Then he went down on his knees in front of Jesus and said in a loud voice, ‘Jesus, you are the Son of the powerful God who is over all! What are you doing here? Please do not hurt me.’

Luke 8:26 word by word

καὶ κατέπλευσαν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γερασηνῶν ἥτις ἐστὶν ἀντιπέρα τῆς Γαλιλαίας.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they arrivedκαταπλέωkatapleō · to sailG2668
• atεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the countryχώραchōra · countryG5561
• of the GadarenesΓαδαρηνόςGadarēnos · GadaraG1046
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• over againstἀντιπέρανantiperan · oppositeG495
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056

Cross-references for Luke 8:26

• Matthew 8:28Jesus arrived at the other side of Lake Galilee. He came to a place where the Gadarene people lived. Two men who had bad spirits in them came to meet him. These men lived outside, among some graves. They were very strong and dangerous. People were too afraid to walk that way because of them.
• Mark 5:1Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the lake. They came to a place where the Gerasene people lived.

Commentaries on Luke 8:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The country of the Gadarenes - Or, according to several MSS., Gerasenes or Gergasenes. See on Matthew 8:28; (note), and Mark 5:1; (note).Read the comment
• 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. 26the region of the Gerasenes: Gerasa was a city in the Decapolis, located about 48 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus traveled to this mainly Gentile (non-Jewish) area on purpose to teach and help the people there.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:26

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Galilee, Galilean
• Choke
• Fall
• Gadarenes
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Arrive

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