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Luke 8:39 KJV
Luke · chapter 8 · verse 39
Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.Luke 8:39 · King James Version
Luke 8:39 in context
37Then 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.
38Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
39Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
40And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
41And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- throughoutkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- publishedkēryssōto be a herald, to officiate as a herald, to proclaim after the manner of a herald…G2784 →
- Returnhypostrephōto turn back, to turn about, to returnG5290 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
- wholeholosall, whole, completelyG3650 →
- shewdiēgeomaito lead or carry a narration through to the end, set forth, recount, relate in full…G1334 →
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We have here two illustrious proofs of the power of our Lord Jesus which we had before - his power over the winds, and his power over the devils. See Mk. 4 and 5. I. His power over the winds, those powers of the air that are so much a terror to men, especially upon sea, and occasion the death of such multitudes.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-39