Luk 8:37 | NET2full | STEP | Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear . So he got into the boat and left .

‏ Luke 8:37

37 Then ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.} all the people of the Gerasenes ^{▼▼tc See the tc note on “Gerasenes” in v. 26 for the same geographical options for the textual variants.} and the surrounding region ^{▼▼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.”} asked Jesus ^{▼▼tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} to leave them alone, ^{▼▼tn Or “to depart from them.”} for they were seized with great fear. ^{▼▼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.} So ^{▼▼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.} he got into the boat and left. ^{▼▼tn Grk “returned,” but the effect is that he departed from the Gerasene region.}