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Luke 8:34

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What does Luke 8:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.
Luke 8:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.
32Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.
33And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.
34And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.
35And they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid.
36And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole.
37And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them, for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“When they that fed them saw what was done, etc.] That the devils went out of the man possessed by them, and entered into the herd of swine, which becoming mad therewith, ran furiously down the precipice into the sea, and were drowned: they fled; as persons affrighted, at these uncommon and surprising events, and as afraid to see their owners: and went and told it in the city; that is, of Gadara, or some other city near at hand; the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, “in the cities”; in all the cities round about, in that country: and in the country, or “fields”, in the villages adjacent, and in the houses which were scattered about in the fields for conveniency, for rural business.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this passage explained in the Matthew 8:23-34 notes, and Mark 5:1-20 notes. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“they fled: Mat 8:33, Mat 28:11; Mar 5:14; Act 19:16, Act 19:17 Luke 8:35”
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