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

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. Then all the people from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave because they were terrified. Jesus got into a boat and started back. 38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged him, “Let me go with you.” But Jesus sent the man away and told him, 39“Go home to your family, and tell them how much God has done for you.” So the man left. He went through the whole city and told people 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• the wholeἅπαςhapas · allG537
• multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• of the countryπερίχωροςperichōros · regionG4066
• of the GadarenesΓαδαρηνόςGadarēnos · GadaraG1046
• besoughtἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to departἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• they were taken withσυνέχωsunechō · to hold/oppressG4912
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
• andδέde · thenG1161
• went upἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• and returned back againὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290

Cross-references for Luke 8:37

• Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he shouted, fell in front of him, and said in a loud voice, “Why are you bothering me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!”
• Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he knelt in front of Jesus and said, “Leave me, Lord! I’m a sinful person!”
• Deuteronomy 5:25Why should we die? This great fire will consume us! If we continue to hear the voice of the Lord our God, we’ll die!
• 1 Samuel 6:20The people of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who can stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to which people will he go when he leaves us?”
• 2 Samuel 6:8David was angry because the Lord had struck Uzzah so violently. (That place is still called Perez Uzzah [The Striking of Uzzah] today.)
• 1 Kings 17:18The woman asked Elijah, “What do you and I have in common, man of God? Did you come here to remind me of my sin and kill my son?”
• Job 21:14But they say to God, ‘Leave us alone. We don’t want to know your ways.
• Matthew 8:34Everyone from the city went to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their territory.
• Mark 5:17Then the people began to beg Jesus to leave their territory.
• Acts 16:39So the officials went to the jail and apologized to Paul and Silas. As the officials escorted Paul and Silas out of the jail, they asked them to leave the city.
• Luke 9:5If people don’t welcome you, leave that city, and shake its dust off your feet as a warning to them.”
• Luke 10:10“But whenever you go into a city and people don’t welcome you, leave. Announce in its streets,

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