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

37And all the people from the region surrounding the Gerasenes asked Yeshua to go away from them because they were overcome by great fear. So He got into a boat and returned. 38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Yeshua. But Yeshua sent him away, saying, “Return to your home, and describe all that God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town all that Yeshua had done for him. 40As Yeshua returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all expecting Him. 41And here came a man named Jairus, a leader in the synagogue. Falling at Yeshua’s feet, he begged 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 anyone does not provide for his own, especially those in his own house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
• Luke 17:15Now one of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
• Deuteronomy 10:21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things that your eyes have seen.
• Psalms 66:16Come and listen, all you who fear God. I will tell what He has done for my soul.
• Psalms 126:2Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a song of joy. Then they said among the nations, “Adonai has done great things for them.”
• Daniel 4:1I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
• Mark 1:45But he went out and began to proclaim and spread the word, so much that Yeshua could no longer enter a town openly but had to stay out in wilderness areas. Still, they kept on coming to Him from everywhere.
• John 4:29“Come see a man who told me everything I ever did! He couldn’t be the Messiah, could 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