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So he got into the boat and left. <a href="/nlt/luke/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/luke/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/luke/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back. <a href="/blb/luke/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And all the multitude of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them, because they were seized with great fear. And He, having entered into the boat, turned back. <a href="/kjv/luke/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/luke/8.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/luke/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And all the people of the territory of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed by great fear; and He got into a boat and returned. <a href="/nasb/luke/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned. <a href="/nasb77/luke/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to depart from them; for they were gripped with great fear; and He got into a boat, and returned. <a href="/lsb/luke/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear. And He got into a boat and returned. <a href="/amp/luke/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with fear. So Jesus got into the boat and returned [to the west side of the Sea of Galilee]. <a href="/csb/luke/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then all the people of the Gerasene region asked him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, he returned. <a href="/hcsb/luke/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then all the people of the Gerasene region asked Him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, He returned. <a href="/asv/luke/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them; for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned. <a href="/cev/luke/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Everyone from around Gerasa begged Jesus to leave, because they were so frightened. When Jesus got into the boat to start back, <a href="/erv/luke/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them; for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned. <a href="/gwt/luke/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/luke/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then all the people from that territory asked Jesus to go away, because they were terribly afraid. So Jesus got into the boat and left. <a href="/isv/luke/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then all the people from the region surrounding the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were terrified. So he got into a boat and started back. <a href="/msb/luke/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then all the people of the region of the Gadarenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back. <a href="/net/luke/8.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/luke/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> All the people of the surrounding region of the Geresenes asked him to leave them, for they were very much afraid; and he entered into the boat and returned. <a href="/wbt/luke/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then the whole multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes, besought him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he went into the boat, and returned. <a href="/wey/luke/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then the whole population of the Gerasenes and of the adjacent districts begged Him to depart from them; for their terror was great. So He went on board and returned. <a href="/web/luke/8.htm">World English Bible</a> All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. Then he entered into the boat and returned. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the whole multitude of the region of the Gadarenes asked Him to go away from them, because they were pressed with great fear, and He having entered into the boat, turned back. <a href="/blb/luke/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And all the multitude of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them, because they were seized with great fear. And He, having entered into the boat, turned back. <a href="/ylt/luke/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the whole multitude of the region of the Gadarenes round about asked him to go away from them, because with great fear they were pressed, and he having entered into the boat, did turn back. <a href="/slt/luke/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And all the multitude of the country round about, of the Gadarenes, asked him to depart from them; for they were held fast by great fear: and he having gone into the ship, returned.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And all the multitude of the country of the Gerasens besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear. And he, going up into the ship, returned back again. <a href="/cpdv/luke/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the entire multitude from the region of the Gerasenes pleaded with him to depart from them. For they were seized by a great fear. Then, climbing into the boat, he went back again. <a href="/nabre/luke/8.htm">New American Bible</a> The entire population of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them because they were seized with great fear. So he got into a boat and returned. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them; for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then all the people of the Gadarenes besought him to leave them, because they were seized with a great fear; and Jesus went up into the boat and returned from thence. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And the crowds of Gadarenes were all begging him that he would go from them, because great fear had seized them, and he, Yeshua, embarked the ship and returned from among them.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the whole multitude of the neighboring country of the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear. And he entered the ship and returned. <a href="/godbey/luke/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And all the multitudes of the surrounding country of the Gergesenes, asked Him to depart from them; because they were seized with great fear. And He having come Into the ship, returned. <a href="/haweis/luke/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the whole multitude of the country around the Gadarenes, entreated him to depart from them; for they were seized with great terror: and he embarked on the vessel, and returned. <a href="/mace/luke/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then the Gadarenes of the adjacent parts unanimously desired him to leave their country: for they were greatly allarm'd, so he embark'd to cross over the lake. <a href="/wey/luke/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then the whole population of the Gerasenes and of the adjacent districts begged Him to depart from them; for their terror was great. So He went on board and returned. <a href="/worrell/luke/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the whole multitude of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them; because they were being constrained by great fear. And He, entering into a boat, returned. <a href="/worsley/luke/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And all the people of the country round about the Gadarenes desired Him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and He went into the ship and returned. <a href="/parallel/luke/8-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=3344" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/8.htm">The Demons and the Pigs</a> …36Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed. 37<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/537.htm" title="537: hapan (Adj-NNS) -- All, the whole, altogether. Absolutely all or every one.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4128.htm" title="4128: plēthos (N-NNS) -- A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace.">people</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4066.htm" title="4066: perichōrou (Adj-GFS) -- From peri and chora; around the region, i.e. Circumjacent.">region</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1086.htm" title="1086: Gerasēnōn (N-GMP) -- From Gerasene. Of Hebrew origin; a Gergesene or one of the aborigines of Palestine.">Gerasenes</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: ērōtēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">asked</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apelthein (V-ANA) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">to depart</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: ap’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalō (Adj-DMS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">great</a> <a href="/greek/5401.htm" title="5401: phobō (N-DMS) -- (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.">fear</a> <a href="/greek/4912.htm" title="4912: syneichonto (V-IIM/P-3P) -- From sun and echo; to hold together, i.e. To compress or arrest; figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy.">had taken hold of them.</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">So</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">He</a> <a href="/greek/1684.htm" title="1684: embas (V-APA-NMS) -- To step in; I go onboard a ship, embark. From en and the base of basis; to walk on, i.e. Embark, reach.">got</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/4143.htm" title="4143: ploion (N-ANS) -- A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.">the boat</a> <a href="/greek/5290.htm" title="5290: hypestrepsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.">and started back.</a> 38The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/8-34.htm">Matthew 8:34</a> Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region. <a href="/mark/5-17.htm">Mark 5:17</a> And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region. <a href="/acts/16-39.htm">Acts 16:39</a> They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city. <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a> He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a> And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a> Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. <a href="/acts/19-23.htm">Acts 19:23-27</a> About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. / It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. / Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity. ... <a href="/1_john/4-18.htm">1 John 4:18</a> There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love. <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Isaiah 65:5</a> They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long. <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Job 21:14</a> Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways. <a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-31</a> Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ... <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Isaiah 30:11</a> Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” <a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Jeremiah 44:16-17</a> “As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! / Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster. <a href="/hosea/4-17.htm">Hosea 4:17</a> Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! <a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Amos 7:12-13</a> And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. / But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about sought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.besought.<a href="/luke/8-28.htm">Luke 8:28</a> When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.<a href="/luke/5-8.htm">Luke 5:8</a> When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.<a href="/deuteronomy/5-25.htm">Deuteronomy 5:25</a> Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.and he.<a href="/luke/9-5.htm">Luke 9:5,56</a> And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them… <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Luke 10:10,11,16</a> But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/4-15.htm">Adjacent</a> <a href="/luke/8-35.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Begged</a> <a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Besought</a> <a href="/luke/8-23.htm">Boat</a> <a href="/luke/8-34.htm">Country</a> <a href="/luke/8-31.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/luke/7-18.htm">Districts</a> <a href="/luke/8-33.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/7-36.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/luke/8-35.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/luke/8-26.htm">Gadarenes</a> <a href="/luke/8-26.htm">Gerasenes</a> <a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/7-16.htm">Gripped</a> <a href="/luke/8-35.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/luke/8-19.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/luke/8-14.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/matthew/8-34.htm">Population</a> <a href="/luke/8-36.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/luke/8-26.htm">Region</a> <a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Request</a> <a href="/luke/7-17.htm">Round</a> <a href="/luke/8-29.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/luke/8-27.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/luke/7-18.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/luke/8-25.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/luke/8-36.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-7.htm">Adjacent</a> <a href="/luke/8-50.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/luke/8-38.htm">Begged</a> <a href="/luke/8-38.htm">Besought</a> <a href="/john/6-17.htm">Boat</a> <a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Country</a> <a href="/luke/9-4.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/acts/2-10.htm">Districts</a> <a href="/luke/9-34.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/9-34.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/luke/8-47.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Gadarenes</a> <a href="/mark/5-1.htm">Gerasenes</a> <a href="/luke/8-38.htm">Great</a> <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Gripped</a> <a href="/luke/8-38.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/8-52.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/luke/8-40.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/luke/9-32.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/john/4-39.htm">Population</a> <a href="/luke/15-12.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/john/11-54.htm">Region</a> <a href="/luke/9-38.htm">Request</a> <a href="/luke/8-42.htm">Round</a> <a href="/luke/17-34.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/luke/8-39.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 8</div>1. <a href="/luke/8-1.htm">Women minister unto Jesus of their own means.</a> 4. <a href="/luke/8-4.htm">Jesus, after he had preached from place to place,</a> 9. <a href="/luke/8-9.htm">explains the parable of the sower,</a> 16. <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">and the candle;</a> 19. <a href="/luke/8-19.htm">declares who are his mother, and brothers;</a> 22. <a href="/luke/8-22.htm">rebukes the winds;</a> 26. <a href="/luke/8-26.htm">casts the legion of demons out of the man into the herd of pigs;</a> 37. <a href="/luke/8-37.htm">is rejected by the Gadarenes;</a> 43. <a href="/luke/8-43.htm">heals the woman of her bleeding;</a> 49. <a href="/luke/8-49.htm">and raises Jairus's daughter from death.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This area was predominantly Gentile, which is significant in understanding the cultural and religious dynamics at play. The people here were not Jews, and their reaction to Jesus might reflect their unfamiliarity with Jewish messianic expectations and the power of God as revealed through Jesus.asked Jesus to depart from them The request for Jesus to leave is a striking response to His miraculous power. This follows the event where Jesus cast demons out of a man and into a herd of pigs, which then drowned in the sea. The loss of the pigs, a significant economic asset, likely contributed to their fear and desire for Jesus to leave. This reaction can be contrasted with other instances where people sought Jesus for healing and teaching, highlighting the varied responses to His ministry.because great fear had taken hold of them The fear experienced by the Gerasenes can be understood in several ways. It may have been a fear of the supernatural power Jesus displayed, a fear of further economic loss, or a fear of the unknown. In biblical terms, fear often accompanies the presence of the divine, as seen in other scriptural accounts where individuals encounter God's power. This fear, however, led to rejection rather than reverence or repentance.So He got into the boat and started back Jesus' departure signifies His respect for human choice and the boundaries set by the people. Despite His authority and mission, He does not impose Himself where He is not welcomed. This action also foreshadows the broader rejection Jesus would face, culminating in His crucifixion. The return to the other side of the Sea of Galilee marks a transition in His ministry, as He continues to spread His message to those willing to receive it.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus has just performed a miraculous exorcism, casting demons out of a man and into a herd of pigs. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_the_gerasenes.htm">The People of the Gerasenes</a> Residents of the region who witnessed the aftermath of Jesus' miracle and were overcome with fear, prompting them to ask Jesus to leave. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_gerasenes_region.htm">The Gerasenes Region</a> A Gentile area on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee, known for its mixed population and cultural influences. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_demoniac.htm">The Demoniac</a> A man previously possessed by demons, who was healed by Jesus. His transformation is a testament to Jesus' power and authority over evil. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_herd_of_pigs.htm">The Herd of Pigs</a> Animals into which the demons were cast, leading to their destruction, symbolizing the cleansing power of Jesus' miracle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/fear_vs._faith.htm">Fear vs. Faith</a> The reaction of the Gerasenes highlights the human tendency to fear the unknown or the supernatural. Believers are called to respond in faith rather than fear when encountering the power of God. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> The Gerasenes' request for Jesus to leave shows a reluctance to embrace the change and disruption that Jesus brings. Following Christ may require us to confront and let go of our comfort zones. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority.htm">Jesus' Authority</a> This passage underscores Jesus' supreme authority over spiritual realms. Believers can find assurance in His power to overcome any spiritual bondage. <a href="/topical/w/witnessing_transformation.htm">Witnessing Transformation</a> The healed demoniac becomes a witness to his community. Our personal testimonies of transformation can be powerful tools for evangelism. <a href="/topical/r/respecting_free_will.htm">Respecting Free Will</a> Jesus respects the Gerasenes' request to leave, illustrating the principle of free will. God does not force His presence on those who reject Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 8</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jesus_calm_the_storm.htm">How does Jesus calm the storm in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_legion's_story_in_the_bible.htm">What is Legion's story in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_many_men_did_jesus_heal_in_gadara.htm">How many demon-possessed men did Jesus heal in Gadara? (Matthew 8:28 vs. Mark 5:2)</a> <a href="/q/how_many_demoniacs_in_gerasene.htm">How many demoniacs were in the Gerasene region?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) They were taken with great fear.--Better, they were oppressed.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 37. - 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. The recital had no effect upon. the headmen of the neighbouring towns and villages. They were probably for the most part owners of similar herds of swine, perhaps sharers in nameless sins, all specially hateful to the Rabbi Jesus, whom they no doubt knew well by repute. But he was, they saw, something more than a poor wandering moral Teacher; he possessed strange and awful powers: had they not had terribler experience of them? Which of them in that law-breaking, dissolute neighbourhood might not he the next victim whose unclean possessions were to be swept away? So they would have none of him: let him, as quickly as possible depart from their coasts. They felt they could not keep both the Saviour and their swine, and of the two they preferred their swine! And returned back again. The chance, as far as the Gadarene district was concerned, was gone for ever. Jesus probably returned thither no more. Within forty years this district was the scene of one of the terrible calamities of the great Roman war. The sack of Gadara, and the desolation and ruin which was the hapless lot of this once wealthy but evil-living district, is one of the many melancholy chapters of the hopeless Jewish revolt, (see Josephus, *Bell. Jud.,' 3:07. 1; 4:7. 4). A modern traveller, Dr. Thomson, remarks, singularly enough, that the old district of Gadara at the present day is infested with wild, fierce hogs: "Everywhere," he writes, "the land is ploughed up by wild hogs in search of roots on which they live" ('The Land and the Book,' 2. ch. 25). <a href="/commentaries/luke/8-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. all ἅπαν (hapan) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_537.htm">Strong's 537: </a> All, the whole, altogether. Absolutely all or every one. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people πλῆθος (plēthos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4128.htm">Strong's 4128: </a> A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. region περιχώρου (perichōrou) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4066.htm">Strong's 4066: </a> From peri and chora; around the region, i.e. Circumjacent. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Gerasenes Γερασηνῶν (Gerasēnōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1086.htm">Strong's 1086: </a> From Gerasene. Of Hebrew origin; a Gergesene or one of the aborigines of Palestine. asked ἠρώτησεν (ērōtēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. [Jesus] αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. to depart ἀπελθεῖν (apelthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. from ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. them, αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. great μεγάλῳ (megalō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. fear φόβῳ (phobō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright. had swept over them. συνείχοντο (syneichonto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4912.htm">Strong's 4912: </a> From sun and echo; to hold together, i.e. To compress or arrest; figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy. So δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. He αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. got ἐμβὰς (embas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1684.htm">Strong's 1684: </a> To step in; I go onboard a ship, embark. From en and the base of basis; to walk on, i.e. Embark, reach. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the boat πλοῖον (ploion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4143.htm">Strong's 4143: </a> A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel. [and] started back. ὑπέστρεψεν (hypestrepsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5290.htm">Strong's 5290: </a> To turn back, return. 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