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Luke 8:37
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.
Luke 8:37 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
Luke 8:37 in other translations
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.
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.
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.
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In context
34 Which when they that fed them saw done, they fled away and told it in the city and in the villages.
35 And they went out to see what was done. And they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at his feet, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
36 And they also that had seen told them how he had been healed from the legion.
37 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.
38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying:
39 Return to thy house and tell how great things God hath done to thee. And he went through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done to him.
40 And it came to pass that when Jesus was returned, the multitude received him: for they were all waiting for him.
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