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Luke 8:35
So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The surrounding crowd travels from the town to the lakeside after the swineherds report the event, arriving to find Jesus and the former demon-possessed man. They observe the man sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and mentally restored, and respond with fear.
The words — ἐξῆλθον (exēlthon) describes the crowd's outward movement to investigate, while ἦλθον (ēlthon) records their arrival at the scene to verify the report.
The thread — Sitting at a teacher’s feet appears in Luke 10:39 with Mary and Acts 22:3 with Paul’s training, while the theme of inner renewal aligns with Psalms 51:10.
Why it lands — The text presents a restored man in a state of dignity and sanity, requiring the reader to acknowledge that divine action produces tangible order and demands a sober response rather than passive observation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Cross-references
- Luke 10:39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
- Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
- 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
- Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
- Luke 8:27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
- Hebrews 2:14 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
- Isaiah 49:24 Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
- Mark 5:15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
- Luke 2:46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.