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37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Ger′asenes[a] asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he got into the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 8:37 Other ancient authorities read Gadarenes, others Gergesenes
  2. 8.39 There was no reason for secrecy (to avoid popular disturbance) in a non-Jewish area.

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