Luke 8:26
What does Luke 8:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 8:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 8:26 means
Luke 8:26 describes arrival in the country of the Gerasenes, opposite Galilee. This geographical note locates the next dramatic encounter. The region is Gentile-dominated, indicating Jesus’ ministry crossing Jewish boundaries, which foreshadows the universal scope of his authority. Mentioning “over against Galilee” situates readers in known landscape and prepares for the encounter with a demon-possessed man whose deliverance will have significant social and spiritual consequences for the local population.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they sailed down to the region of the Gadarenes, that is over-against Galilee,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they sailed to the country of the Gerasens, which is over against Galilee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they arrived in the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
Context
After calming the storm, the narrative moves directly to a land-based miracle. The setting change is significant: from Jewish Galilee to Gentile territory, pointing to Jesus’ mission beyond Israel. This prepares readers for the interactions that follow and for the mixed responses of local people to Jesus’ power.
v.25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And being afraid they marvelled, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him?
v.26This passage
v.27And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Mark 5:1
And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
- Matthew 8:28
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
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