Luke 8:39

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“Return to your home, and declare what God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town what Jesus had done for him.

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  • Deut 10:21 : 21 He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.
  • Ps 66:16 : 16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.
  • Ps 126:2-3 : 2 At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said,“The LORD has accomplished great things for these people.” 3 The LORD did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.
  • Dan 4:1-3 : 1 (3:31)“King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity! 2 I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me. 3 “How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, and his authority continues from one generation to the next.”
  • Dan 4:34-37 : 34 But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next. 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him,‘What have you done?’ 36 At that time my sanity returned to me. I was restored to the honor of my kingdom, and my splendor returned to me. My ministers and my nobles were seeking me out, and I was reinstated over my kingdom. I became even greater than before. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
  • Mark 1:45 : 45 But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.
  • John 4:29 : 29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Surely he can’t be the Messiah, can he?”
  • 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
  • Luke 17:15-18 : 15 Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. 16 He fell with his face to the ground at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.(Now he was a Samaritan.) 17 Then Jesus said,“Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”

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  • Mark 5:16-20
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    16Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.

    17Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their region.

    18As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.

    19But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him,“Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you.”

    20So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed.

  • Luke 8:32-38
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    32Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them permission.

    33So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.

    34When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside.

    35So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

    36Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.

    37Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and left.

    38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

  • Mark 8:26
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    26Jesus sent him home, saying,“Do not even go into the village.”

  • Matt 8:32-34
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    32And he said,“Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.

    33The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.

    34Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

  • Luke 8:40
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    40Restoration and Healing Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.

  • Luke 17:18-19
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    18Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”

    19Then he said to the man,“Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

  • Matt 9:7-8
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    7So he stood up and went home.

    8When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

  • Matt 9:31
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    31But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that entire region.

  • Mark 10:52
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    52Jesus said to him,“Go, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.

  • Mark 1:44-45
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    44He told him,“See that you do not say anything to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

    45But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

  • Luke 8:26-30
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    26Healing of a Demoniac So they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

    27As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.

    28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not torment me!”

    29For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man.(For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)

    30Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

  • Luke 5:25
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    25Immediately he stood up before them, picked up the stretcher he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.

  • Luke 18:42-43
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    42Jesus said to him,“Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”

    43And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

  • John 5:15
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    15The man went away and informed the Jewish leaders that Jesus was the one who had made him well.

  • Matt 8:28
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    28Healing the Gadarene Demoniacs When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

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    4Then Jesus said to him,“See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

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    1Jesus’ Ministry and the Help of Women Some time afterward he went on through towns and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,

  • Mark 1:39
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    39So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

  • Matt 9:26
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    26And the news of this spread throughout that region.

  • Mark 5:14
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    14Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

  • Luke 4:37
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    37So the news about him spread into all areas of the region.

  • Mark 5:10
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    10He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

  • Mark 2:11
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    11“I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

  • Luke 9:6
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    6Then they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

  • Matt 9:1
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    1Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

  • Luke 17:15
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    15Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.

  • Mark 5:8
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    8(For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)

  • Luke 10:37
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    37The expert in religious law said,“The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him,“Go and do the same.”

  • Luke 7:22
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    22So he answered them,“Go tell John what you have seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

  • Luke 9:11
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    11But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who needed healing.