Luke 8:36

36 Then those who had seen it happen told how the demoniac had been saved.

Luke 8:36 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:36

They also which saw it
The disciples of Christ, or the men of the ship, or persons who lived hard by in the fields, who were eyewitnesses of these several things:

told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was
healed;
(See Gill on Mark 5:16).

Luke 8:36 In-Context

34 Those tending the pigs, scared to death, bolted and told their story in town and country.
35 People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had been sent, sitting there at Jesus' feet, wearing decent clothes and making sense. It was a holy moment, and for a short time they were more reverent than curious.
36 Then those who had seen it happen told how the demoniac had been saved.
37 Later, a great many people from the Gerasene countryside got together and asked Jesus to leave - too much change, too fast, and they were scared. So Jesus got back in the boat and set off.
38 The man whom he had delivered from the demons asked to go with him, but he sent him back, saying,
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