Luke 8:36
34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
35 So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
37 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.
38 The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
- KJV
- They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
- WEB
- Those who saw it told them how he who had been possessed by demons was healed.
- ASV
- And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole.
- DARBY
- And they also who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been healed.
- BLB
- And those having seen related to them how the one having been possessed by demons was saved.
- ÅB
- Men de som hadde sett det, fortalte dem hvordan den besatte var blitt frelst.
- OTB
- De som hadde sett det, fortalte folket hvordan den besatte mannen var blitt helbredet.
- B1930
- Men de som hadde sett det, fortalte dem hvorledes den besatte var blitt frelst.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 4:24
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
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