Luke 8:37
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.
KJV
καὶ ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γεργεσηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ’ αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς εἰς πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν.
Greek NT
et rogaverunt illum omnis multitudo regionis Gerasenorum ut discederet ab ipsis : quia magno timore tenebantur. Ipse autem ascendens navim, reversus est.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
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.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἠρώτησεν — SBLGNT
- ἠρώτησεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἠρώτησαν — Robinson-Pierpont
- Γερασηνῶν — SBLGNT
- Γερασηνῶν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Γαδαρηνῶν — Robinson-Pierpont
- εἰς — SBLGNT
- εἰς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + τὸ — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Sam 6:20 — And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
- Acts 2:43 — And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
- Acts 16:39 — And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
- Luke 5:8 — When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
- Mark 5:17 — And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
- Mark 8:13 — And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
- Matt 8:34 — And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
- Matt 9:1 — And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.