Luke 8:26
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
Luke 8:26 in other translations
| BSB | Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee. |
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| WEB | Then they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. |
| ASV | And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee. |
| YLT | And they sailed down to the region of the Gadarenes, that is over-against Galilee, |
| DARBY | And they arrived in the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. |
| BBE | And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. |
| Webster | And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. |
What does Luke 8:26 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:22-40
Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath, but to go to Christ, and call him Master, and say, I am undone, if thou dost not help me. When our dangers are over, it becomes us to take to ourselves the shame of our own fears, and to give Christ the glory of our…
Luke 8:26 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 8:26
- Mark 5:1-20
And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. …
- Matthew 8:28-34
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. …
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Context
- Luke 8:25
And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
- Luke 8:26
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
- Luke 8:27
And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Luke 8:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y navegaron á la tierra de los Gadarenos, que está delante de Galilea. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils abordèrent dans le pays des Gadaréniens, qui est vis-à-vis de la Galilée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie fuhren nach dem Lande der Gadarener, welches Galiläa gegenüber ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et navigaverunt ad regionem Gerasenorum, quæ est contra Galilæam. |