Luke 4:37

4:37 So ¹  the news ²  about him spread into all areas of the region. ³ 

Luke 4:14

The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee

4:14 Then ⁴  Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, ⁵  returned to Galilee, and news about him spread ⁶  throughout the surrounding countryside. ⁷ 

Luke 8:37

8:37 Then ⁸  all the people of the Gerasenes ⁹  and the surrounding region ¹⁰  asked Jesus ¹¹  to leave them alone, ¹²  for they were seized with great fear. ¹³  So ¹⁴  he got into the boat and left. ¹⁵ 

[4:37]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate resultative nature of the action.

[4:37]  ² tn That is, “information concerning a person or an event – ‘report, news, word, information’” (L&N 33.211).

[4:37]  ³ sn Given Luke 4:31, the phrase the region is a reference to Galilee.

[4:14]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[4:14]  ⁵ sn Once again Jesus is directed by the Spirit. Luke makes a point about Jesus’ association with the Spirit early in his ministry (3:22, 4:1 [2x]; 4:18).

[4:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “went out.”

[4:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “all the surrounding region.”

[8:37]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:37]  ⁸ tc See the tc note on “Gerasenes” in v. 26 for the same geographical options for the textual variants.

[8:37]  ⁹ 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.”

[8:37]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:37]  ¹¹ tn Or “to depart from them.”

[8:37]  ¹² 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.

[8:37]  ¹³ 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.

[8:37]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “returned,” but the effect is that he departed from the Gerasene region.