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 Living Translation (NLT)And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them. So Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake.

Context of Luke 8:37

35Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. 36They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was healed. 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. 38Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, 39“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.

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 with a loud voice said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!”
• Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
• Deuteronomy 5:25Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore, then we shall die.
• 1 Samuel 6:20And the men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?”
• 2 Samuel 6:8And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place Perez Uzzah to this day.
• 1 Kings 17:18So she said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?”
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
• Matthew 8:34And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region.
• Mark 5:17Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region.
• Acts 16:39Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city.
• Luke 9:5And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
• Luke 10:10But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out 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