Matthew 16:4

16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then ¹  he left them and went away.

Jeremiah 6:8

6:8 So ²  take warning, Jerusalem,

or I will abandon you in disgust ³ 

and make you desolate,

a place where no one can live.”

Hosea 9:12

9:12 Even if they raise their children,

I will take away every last one of them. ⁴ 

Woe to them!

For I will turn away from them.

Mark 3:7

Crowds by the Sea

3:7 Then ⁵  Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. ⁶  And from Judea,

Luke 8:37-38

8:37 Then ⁷  all the people of the Gerasenes ⁸  and the surrounding region ⁹  asked Jesus ¹⁰  to leave them alone, ¹¹  for they were seized with great fear. ¹²  So ¹³  he got into the boat and left. ¹⁴  8:38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go ¹⁵  with him, but Jesus ¹⁶  sent him away, saying,

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn This word is not in the text but is supplied in the translation. Jeremiah uses a figure of speech (enallage) where the speaker turns from talking about someone to address him/her directly.

³ tn Heb “lest my soul [= I] becomes disgusted with you.”

³ tn Heb “I will bereave them from a man”; NRSV “I will bereave them until no one is left.”

⁴ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁵ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁶ tc See the tc note on “Gerasenes” in v. 26 for the same geographical options for the textual variants.

⁷ tn Grk “all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes,” but according to L&N 1.80, “περίχωρος may include not only the surrounding region but also the point of reference, for example…‘the Gerasenes and the people living around them’ Lk 8:37.”

⁸ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Or “to depart from them.”

¹⁰ sn Again there is great fear at God’s activity, but there is a different reaction. Some people want nothing to do with God’s presence. Mark 5:16 hints that economic reasons motivated their request.

¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ departure was the result of the Gerasenes’ response. A new sentence was started in the translation at this point for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn Grk “returned,” but the effect is that he departed from the Gerasene region.

⁶ tn Grk “be,” that is, “remain.” In this context that would involve accompanying Jesus as he went on his way.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.