Bible Strands
Luke 8:34
When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The pig herdsmen witness the demons entering the herd and the animals rushing into the lake. Immediately after this event, they flee to the surrounding towns and rural areas to deliver their report.
The words — The text highlights ἔφυγον (ephugon), literally "they fled," and γεγονὸς (gegonos), meaning "what had already happened." These terms anchor the narrative in the herdsmen's immediate physical reaction to a completed supernatural event.
The thread — This pattern of witnesses fleeing to spread news of a miraculous event appears in Mark 5:14 and Matthew 8:33, while the motif of urgent reportage to communities echoes the guard's testimony in Matthew 28:11.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize that ordinary people respond to divine power with immediate action and urgent communication. It demands accountability to share observed truth without delay or embellishment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
Cross-references
- Mark 5:14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
- Matthew 8:33 Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
- Matthew 28:11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
- Acts 19:16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.