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

37Then 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, “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. 40Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him. 41Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Returnὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• thine ownσύsu · youG4771
• houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shewδιηγέομαιdiēgeomai · to relate fullyG1334
• how great thingsὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• he went his wayἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• and publishedκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• throughoutκατάkata · according toG2596
• the wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 8:39

• 1 Timothy 5:8But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
• Luke 17:15Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.
• Deuteronomy 10:21He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.
• Psalms 66:16Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.
• Psalms 126:2At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said, “The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”
• Daniel 4:1(3:31) “King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity!
• Mark 1:45But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.
• John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Surely he can’t be the Messiah, can he?”

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