Luke 8:37
Context8:37 Then 1 all the people of the Gerasenes 2 and the surrounding region 3 asked Jesus 4 to leave them alone, 5 for they were seized with great fear. 6 So 7 he got into the boat and left. 8
Acts 16:39
Context16:39 and came 9 and apologized to them. After 10 they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly 11 to leave the city.
[8:37] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[8:37] 2 tc See the tc note on “Gerasenes” in v. 26 for the same geographical options for the textual variants.
[8:37] 3 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] 4 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:37] 5 tn Or “to depart from them.”
[8:37] 6 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] 7 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] 8 tn Grk “returned,” but the effect is that he departed from the Gerasene region.
[16:39] 9 tn Grk “and coming, they apologized.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[16:39] 10 tn Grk “and after.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.
[16:39] 11 tn The verb ἐρώτων (erwtwn) has been translated as an iterative imperfect; the English adverb “repeatedly” brings out the iterative force in the translation.