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Luke 8:35
ESV Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
NIV and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
NASB And the people came out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened.
CSB Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’s feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
NLT People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
KJV 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.
NKJV Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

What does Luke 8:35 mean?

Pig herders have just watched about two thousand pigs (Mark 5:13) spontaneously charge down a hill and rush into the Sea of Galilee where they drown (Luke 8:33). Astonished—and probably afraid that they will have to pay for the pigs—the herders spread the word in the nearby city and the surrounding countryside (Luke 8:34). According to Matthew, the herdsmen "told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men" (Matthew 8:33). The entire city as well as the district come out to see the spectacle (Matthew 8:34; Luke 8:37). When they arrive, they find that the local madman is completely restored.

The people know this man very well. They had repeatedly bound his hands and feet and kept him under guard, possibly in the city (Luke 8:29). They've also seen him break the ropes fastened to his feet, as well as the handcuffs on his wrists, and flee to the tombs (Luke 8:27). There, he tends to strip off his clothing, cry out, and gash his flesh with stones (Mark 5:5). The sudden transformation terrifies them.

The disciples don't necessarily know the man's history, but they have seen additional changes. When they arrived, the man had charged Jesus, crying out, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me" (Luke 8:28; cf. Mark 5:6–7). Now, the man calmly sits at Jesus' feet, so at peace that he begs Jesus to take him along (Luke 8:38).

The Gospels describe several people as sitting at Jesus' feet—the position of a student before his rabbi—including a sinful woman (Luke 7:38), a woman who chooses to learn rather than engage in the customs of hospitality (Luke 10:39), and a Samaritan (Luke 17:16). In that era, this was an unthinkably unusual group for a Jewish rabbi.
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