Luke 8:34

Luke 8:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
• New International Version (NIV)When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country.

Context of Luke 8:34

32A large herd of pigs was feeding on a mountainside. The demons begged Jesus to let them enter those pigs. So he let them do this. 33The demons came out of the man and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned. When those who had taken care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away. They reported everything in the city and countryside. 35The people went to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out. Dressed and in his right mind, he was sitting at Jesus’ feet. The people were frightened. 36Those who had seen this told the people how Jesus had restored the demon-possessed man to health.

Luke 8:34 word by word

Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ βόσκοντες τὸ γεγονὸς ἔφυγον καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• they that fedβόσκωboskō · to feedG1006
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• what was doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• they fledφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• and toldἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• the countryἀγρόςagros · fieldG68

Cross-references for Luke 8:34

• Matthew 8:33Those who took care of the pigs ran into the city. There they reported everything, especially about the men possessed by demons.
• Matthew 28:11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city. They told the chief priests everything that had happened.
• Mark 5:14Those who took care of the pigs ran away. In the city and countryside they reported everything that had happened. So the people came to see what had happened.
• Acts 19:16Then the man possessed by the evil spirit attacked them. He beat them up so badly that they ran out of that house naked and wounded.

Commentaries on Luke 8:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34They fled, and went and told it - , They went, is omitted by almost every MS. of repute, and by the best of the ancient versions. Griesbach leaves it out, and with propriety too, as it is not likely that so correct a writer as Luke would say, They fled, and Went and told it.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. 26-39Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man: This is known as an exorcism. This story showed the power Jesus has over spiritual forces. It also contrasted the healed man's faith and commitment to Jesus with the fear and rejection of people in the town.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:34

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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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