Luke 8:39 Meaning and Explanation
“Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus sends him home to tell how great things God has done for him, and he publishes through the whole city what Jesus has done.
What Does Luke 8:39 Mean?
The commission is simple: return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. The man goes his way and publishes throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
Luke sets the two phrases side by side, what God has done and what Jesus has done, and lets the one fulfill the other. The man has no training and one sermon, his own story, and it is enough to fill a city. Witness still begins exactly there: telling what He has done for you, among the people who knew you before He did it.
Luke 8:39 in the Original Language
kerysso (κηρύσσω), 'published' -- to proclaim openly like a herald.
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What does Luke 8:39 mean?
Jesus sends him home to tell how great things God has done for him, and he publishes through the whole city what Jesus has done.