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

35So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 36Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed. Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and left. 38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39“Return to your home, and declare what God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town what 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 cried out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud voice, “Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not torment me!”
• Luke 5:8But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”
• Deuteronomy 5:25But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the Lord our God we will die!
• 1 Samuel 6:20The residents of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”
• 2 Samuel 6:8David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.
• 1 Kings 17:18She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come to me to confront me with my sin and kill my son?”
• Job 21:14So they say to God, ‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.
• Matthew 8:34Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
• Mark 5:17Then they asked Jesus to leave their region.
• Acts 16:39and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.
• Luke 9:5Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
• Luke 10:10But whenever you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its streets and say,

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