Luke 8:34

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.”

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BSBPD

“When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And those feeding <FI>them<Fi> , having seen what was come to pass, fled, and having gone, told <FI>it<Fi> to the city, and to the fields;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 8:34 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 8:33Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
  2. Matthew 28:11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
  3. Mark 5:14Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
  4. Acts 19:16Then 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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