Luke 8:37
And one and all of the throng of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes, requested him, to depart from them; because, with a great fear, were they oppressed. And, he, entering into a boat, returned.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
36And they who had seen it, reported unto them, how the demonized man was saved.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:25Now, therefore why should we die? for this great fire, will consume, us,—if we ourselves, hear the voice of Yahweh our God any more, we shall die.
2 Samuel 6:8And it was a sadness unto David, for that Yahweh had broken in with a breach against Uzzah,—therefore called he that place, Perez-uzzah [as it is called] until this day.
Job 21:14Yet they said unto GOD, Depart from us, and, In the knowledge of thy ways, find we no pleasure.
Mark 5:17And they began to beseech him, to depart from their bounds.
Luke 8:28But, seeing Jesus, he cried out aloud, and fell down before him, and, with a loud voice, said—What have I in common with thee, O Jesus, Son of [God] the Most High? I beg of thee—Do not torment me!—
Luke 9:56And they journeyed into a different village.
Matthew Henry on Luke 8:23-40
Christ's Power over the Winds; Christ's Power over the Devils. 22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the… Read the whole commentary →