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The Demon-possessed Man Cured. 26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 And when He stepped out onto the land, a man from the city met Him who was possessed with demons; and he had not put on clothing for a long time and was not living in a house, but among the tombs. 28 And seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, and said with a loud ...
“And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.” 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish.
26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. Read full chapter
12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
What does Luke 8:26 mean? Jesus and the disciples have survived a violent storm at night on the Sea of Galilee. Now, they land on the eastern shore. It is unclear exactly where this is, a task made more difficult because manuscripts of the synoptic Gospels use three different terms to identify the locals.
(Luke 8:26-29) Description of the demon possessed man. Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time.
8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.