Lucas 8:39

39 Entonces el hombre fue por toda la ciudad proclamando las grandes cosas que Jesús había hecho por él.

Lucas 8:39 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:39

Return to thine own house
Which very likely was in the city of Gadara, whither he went, and throughout the whole of which he published the account of the dispossession of the devils from him: Mark adds, "to thy friends"; relations, acquaintance, and countrymen:

and show how great things God hath done unto thee;
for none but God could effect such things, tacitly suggesting to him hereby, that he himself was God. Mark adds, "and hath had compassion on thee": signifying, that what he had done for him, did not arise from merit in the man, but from mercy in himself; (See Gill on Mark 5:19).

And he went his way;
he obeyed the orders of Christ, as love and gratitude obliged him:

and published throughout the whole city;
of Gadara, and not only there, but in the rest of the ten cities, called Decapolis, ( Mark 5:20 ) one of which was this of Gadara, as Pliny relates ^F15:

how great things Jesus had done unto him;
having cast out a legion of devils from him, clothed him, and brought him to his right mind; and had not only delivered his body from a diabolical possession, but had given him spiritual and saving instructions for his soul, on which he had wrought a real work of grace.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Lib. 5. c. 18.

Lucas 8:39 In-Context

37 Y todos los habitantes de la región de los gerasenos le suplicaron a Jesús que se fuera y los dejara en paz, porque una gran ola de miedo se apoderó de ellos.
Entonces Jesús regresó a la barca y se fue y cruzó nuevamente al otro lado del lago.

38 El hombre que había sido liberado de los demonios le suplicaba que le permitiera acompañarlo. Pero Jesús lo envió a su casa diciéndole:

39 Entonces el hombre fue por toda la ciudad proclamando las grandes cosas que Jesús había hecho por él.

40 Jesús sana en respuesta a la fe
Del otro lado del lago, las multitudes recibieron a Jesús porque lo estaban esperando.

41 Y un hombre llamado Jairo, líder de la sinagoga local, se acercó y cayó a los pies de Jesús mientras rogaba que lo acompañara a su casa.