LUKE 8:37 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And all the multitude of the region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized by great fear. Then he got into the boat to return.

UST Then many people from that place where the Gerasenes lived asked Jesus to leave their area, because they were very afraid. So Jesus and his disciples got into the boat to go back across the lake.

BSB 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.

MSB 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.

BLB 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.

AICNT And {the whole crowd}[fn] of the region of the {Gerasenes}[fn] asked {him}[fn] to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear; but he, having entered [into {a}[fn] boat],[fn] returned.

8:37, the whole crowd: D(05) reads “everyone.”

8:37, Gerasenes: Some manuscripts read “Gadarenes.” A(02) BYZ TR

8:37, him: D(05) reads “Jesus.”

8:37, a: Some manuscripts read “the.” A(02) W(032) BYZ TR

8:37, into a boat: Absent from D(05).

OEB Then all the people in the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, for they were terrified. Jesus got into a boat and returned.

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV 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.

FBV Then all the people from the Gerasene region asked Jesus to leave because they were overwhelmed by fear. So he got into the boat and went back.

TCNT Then the entire multitude from the surrounding region of the [fn]Gadarenes asked Jesus to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into [fn]the boat and left.

8:37 Gadarenes ¦ Gerasenes CT

8:37 the ¦ a CT

T4T Then those people and many other people [HYP] from the area near Gerasa asked Jesus to leave their area. They were very afraid of what else Jesus would do to them. So Jesus and the disciples got into the boat to go back across the lake.

LEB And all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, because they had been seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and[fn] returned.

8:37 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBE And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes made a request to him to go away from them; for they were in great fear: and he got into a boat and went back.

Moff and then all the inhabitants of the surrounding country of the Gergesenes asked him to leave them, they were so seized with terror. He embarked in the boat and went back.

Wymth 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.

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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.

Drby And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and he, entering into the ship, returned.

RV 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.
(And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them; for they were held with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned. )

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.

KJB-1611 ¶ Then the whole multitude of the countrey of the Gadarenes round about, besought him to depart from them, for they were taken with great feare: and he went vp into the ship, and returned back againe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Then the whole multitude of the countrey about the Gadarenites, besought hym that he woulde departe from them, for they were taken with great feare. And he gat hym vp into the shippe, and returned backe agayne.
(Then the whole multitude of the country about the Gadarenites, besought him that he would depart from them, for they were taken with great fear. And he gat him up into the ship, and returned back again.)

Gnva Then the whole multitude of the countrey about the Gadarenes, besought him that he would depart from them: for they were taken with a great feare: and he went into the ship, and returned.
(Then the whole multitude of the country about the Gadarenes, besought him that he would depart from them: for they were taken with a great fear: and he went into the ship, and returned. )

Cvdl And the whole multitude of ye countre of the Gadarenites besought him, that he wolde departe from them, for there was a greate feare come vpon the. And he gat him in to ye shippe, and turned agayne.
(And the whole multitude of ye/you_all country of the Gadarenites besought him, that he would depart from them, for there was a great fear come upon them. And he gat him in to ye/you_all ship, and turned again.)

TNT And all the whole multitude of the cotrye of the Gaderenites besought him that he wolde departe from the: for they were taken with greate feare. And he gate him into the shippe and returned backe agayne.
(And all the whole multitude of the cotrye of the Gaderenites besought him that he would depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he gat him into the ship and returned back again. )

Wycl And al the multitude of the cuntre of Gerasenus preiede hym, that he schulde go fro hem, for thei werun holdun with greet drede. He wente vp in to a boot, and turnede ayen.
(And all the multitude of the country of Gerasenus prayed him, that he should go from hem, for they werun held with great dread. He went up in to a boot, and turned again.)

Luth Und es bat ihn die ganze Menge der umliegenden Länder der Gadarener, daß er von ihnen ginge. Denn es war sie eine große Furcht ankommen. Und er trat in das Schiff und wandte wieder um.
(And it asked him/it the whole/all crowd(n) the/of_the surrounding countries/lands the/of_the Gadarener, that he from to_them go. Because it what/which they/she/them a/one large fear(n) arrive. And he stepped in the ship and turned again um.)

ClVg et rogaverunt illum omnis multitudo regionis Gerasenorum ut discederet ab ipsis: quia magno timore tenebantur. Ipse autem ascendens navim, reversus est.[fn]
(and rogaverunt him everyone multitude/crowd of_the_region Gerasenorum as would_leave away themselves: because great/highly with_fear tenebantur. Exactly_that however ascending ship, returned it_is. )

8.37 Et rogaverunt. Conscii fragilitatis, præsentia Domini se indignos judicant, non capientes verbum Dei, et in firma mente pondus sapientiæ non sustinentes, et ideo diutius molestus non fuit, sed regreditur quia non dignatur curare invitos, sed cito deserit infirmos, quibus oneri videt esse suam præsentiam.

8.37 And rogaverunt. Conscii fragilitatis, presence Master himself indignos judgent, not/no taking the_word/saying of_God, and in/into/on firma mind weight of_wisdom not/no hold_onntes, and therefore/for_that_reason longer/too_long molestus not/no it_was, but regreditur because not/no worthytur to_take_care_of invitos, but quickly abandons sick, to_whom oneri he_sees to_be his_own presence.

UGNT καὶ ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γερασηνῶν, ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ’ αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο. αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς, εἰς πλοῖον, ὑπέστρεψεν.
(kai aʸrōtaʸsen auton hapan to plaʸthos taʸs periⱪōrou tōn Gerasaʸnōn, apelthein ap’ autōn, hoti fobōi megalōi suneiⱪonto. autos de embas, eis ploion, hupestrepsen.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ⸀ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν ⸀Γερασηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς ⸀εἰς πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν.
(kai ⸀aʸrōtaʸsen auton hapan to plaʸthos taʸs periⱪōrou tōn ⸀Gerasaʸnōn apelthein apʼ autōn, hoti fobōi megalōi suneiⱪonto; autos de embas ⸀eis ploion hupestrepsen.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ' αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν.
(Kai aʸrōtaʸsan auton hapan to plaʸthos taʸs periⱪōrou tōn Gadaraʸnōn apelthein ap' autōn, hoti fobōi megalōi suneiⱪonto; autos de embas eis to ploion hupestrepsen.)

TC-GNT Καὶ [fn]ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν [fn]Γαδαρηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς εἰς [fn]τὸ πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν.
(Kai aʸrōtaʸsan auton hapan to plaʸthos taʸs periⱪōrou tōn Gadaraʸnōn apelthein ap autōn, hoti fobōi megalōi suneiⱪonto; autos de embas eis to ploion hupestrepsen. )

8:37 ηρωτησαν ¦ ηρωτησεν CT

8:37 γαδαρηνων ¦ γερασηνων CT

8:37 το ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:26–39: Jesus freed a man whom many demons controlled

After the storm in the preceding section, Jesus and his disciples arrived at the northeastern shore of Lake Galilee. Most of the people who lived in this region were Gentiles. A man who was controlled by many demons immediately came to Jesus. Jesus commanded the demons to leave the man. When they left, they went to control a large herd of pigs and destroyed them. When Jesus freed the man from these demons, he showed his great power over them.

“Uncleanness” is a theme in this story. The spirits that controlled the man were considered “unclean” (and called “unclean” in 8:29a). Tombs were “unclean.” Jews also considered pigs to be “unclean.”

When people saw that Jesus had caused the demons to leave the man and enter the pigs, they asked him to leave the area. Their response showed that even when people saw that Jesus was very powerful, sometimes they still would not believe in him or accept him as the Messiah.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Jesus commanded many demons to leave a man

The deliverance of a man who was controlled by many demons

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 8:28–34 and Mark 5:1–20.

8:37a

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them,

Then all the people of/from the Gerasa area asked Jesus to go away from them.
As a result, the people from the town of Gerasa and the surrounding area requested Jesus to leave their area,

all the people of the region of the Gerasenes: The phrase that the BSB translates as all the people is literally “all the multitude.” It is a hyperboleThe majority of English versions have translated this as hyperbole. However, an alternative is to understand ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος (“all the crowd”) as the crowd of people who came out to see Jesus and the demoniac. This is in keeping with how Luke uses the expression elsewhere to mean “all the gathered crowd” (1:10, 19:37, 23:1). “All” then modifies only “the crowd” and not “the region of the Gerasenes” which simply describes the origin of the crowd: “all the crowd [who had come out see what happened] who were from the region of the Gerasenes…” that emphasizes that the people of the region rejected Jesus. It refers to the population as a whole, but it probably does not mean that every person in the region asked him to leave. In some languages it may be good to translate this as “the people” rather than all the people.

the region of the Gerasenes: See how you translated this phrase at 8:26a. A discussion of the textual issue concerning Gerasenes is found at 8:26a.

asked Jesus to depart from them: The request for Jesus to depart from them implies that the people wanted him to leave the area. There are two ways to translate this:

As indirect speech. For example:
all the people…asked Jesus to leave (GW)
all the people…begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone (NLT)
As direct speech. For example:
all the people…asked Jesus, “Please leave us.”

8:37b

because great fear had taken hold of them.

They asked him this because they were very much afraid.
for they were absolutely terrified at what had happened.

great fear had taken hold of them: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as great fear had taken hold of them is literally “they were distressed/tormented with great fear.” The phrase emphasizes that the people were very afraid. Use a strong expression in your language. Many languages may have an idiomatic expression to describe such fear. Some other ways to translate this in English are:

they were seized with great fear (RSV)

they were terribly afraid (GNT)

they were thoroughly frightened (JBP)

they were terrified (GW)

General Comment on 8:37a–b

In some languages it may be more natural to place the reason in 8:37b before its result in 8:37a. For example:

^37bThen all the people of the region of the Gerasenes were seized with great fear ^37aso they asked Jesus to go away from them.

8:37c

So He got into the boat and started back.

And Jesus boarded the boat in order to leave.
So he went/climbed into the boat with his followers and they were about to leave.

He got into the boat and started back: Jesus did not actually leave until after he had talked with the man in 8:38–39. If this might be a problem in your language, here are options to consider:

Translate 8:37c in a way that indicates intention to leave or preparation to leave. For example:
he got into the boat in order to return
he got into the boat and prepared to leave
Translate 8:38a with an explanation that before Jesus actually left, the man asked him if he might go with him. For example:
But before he left, the man…

He got into the boat: Some languages may have a specific word for this action such as “board” or “embark” in English. If not, you could simply say that Jesus “stepped/climbed/went into the boat.”

When Jesus got into the boat, his disciples also got into it. The author does not mention the disciples here, because Jesus is in focus. However, in some languages if a translator does not mention the disciples, it may imply that they stayed in the region. This is especially true if the translation mentions in 8:27a that they got out of the boat. If that is true in your language, here are some ways that you could include them:

Jesus along with the disciples got into the boat…

Jesus and the disciples got into the boat…

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου

all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἠρώτησεν αὐτόν ἅπαν τό πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γερασηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο αὐτός Δέ ἐμβάς εἰς πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν)

This phrase means “everyone who lived in that area.” It is a generalization for emphasis, since every single resident of that region did not make this request. Rather, this was the general request of the crowd that came out to see what had happened. Alternate translation: [the crowd that had gathered from the region]

τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γερασηνῶν

˱of˲_the surrounding_region ˱of˲_the Gerasenes

Alternate translation: [the area where the Gerasene people lived]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο

because ˱with˲_fear great ˱they˲_˓were_being˒_gripped_with

If it would be helpful in your language, you could put this phrase first in the sentence, since it gives the reason for the result that the rest of the sentence describes.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο

˱with˲_fear great ˱they˲_˓were_being˒_gripped_with

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: [they became very afraid]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο

˱with˲_fear great ˱they˲_˓were_being˒_gripped_with

Luke speaks of this fear as if it were something that could actively take hold of these people. Alternate translation: [they became very afraid]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς, εἰς πλοῖον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἠρώτησεν αὐτόν ἅπαν τό πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γερασηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο αὐτός Δέ ἐμβάς εἰς πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν)

Luke says he, meaning Jesus, to describe the entire group of Jesus and his disciples. Alternate translation: [Jesus and his disciples got into the boat]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑπέστρεψεν

returned

The implication is that Jesus and his disciples were going to return to Galilee. Alternate translation: [to go back across the lake]

Parallel LUKE 8:37

Section 8:26–39: Jesus freed a man whom many demons controlled

8:37a

8:37b

General Comment on 8:37a–b

8:37c