Luke 8:39

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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,

“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

⁴⁰ When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

⁴¹ Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
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.
WEB: “Return to your house, and declare what great things God has done for you.” He went his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
ASV: Return to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him.
DARBY: Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him.
BLB: “Return to your house and relate how much God did for you.” And he went away, proclaiming through the whole city how much Jesus did for him.

ÅB: Gå hjem til ditt hus og fortell hvor store ting Gud har gjort imot deg! Og han gikk bort og kunngjorde over hele byen hvor store ting Jesus hadde gjort imot ham.
OTB: "Vend hjem og fortell hvor mye Gud har gjort for deg." Så gikk mannen av sted og forkynte over hele byen hvor mye Jesus hadde gjort for ham.
B1930: Gå hjem til ditt hus og fortell hvor store ting Gud har gjort imot dig! Og han gikk bort og kunngjorde over hele byen hvor store ting Jesus hadde gjort imot ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Timothy 5:8
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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John 4:29
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
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Luke 17:15–18
When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
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Deuteronomy 10:21
He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
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Psalms 126:2–3
Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
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Daniel 4:34–37
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
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Psalms 66:16
Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
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Daniel 4:1–3
King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
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