Luke 8:34When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.
The setting
Decapolis region, ~29 AD. Panicked pig herders race through Gentile towns near Gadara, spreading impossible news about their ruined livelihood.
The emotion here: recording human nature's predictable selfishness
The original word
apēngeilan (ἀπήγγειλαν) — announced officially, like a herald's proclamation
Why it matters
The Decapolis was a league of ten Greek cities - this news spread across international borders
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 8:34
They ran to report their financial disaster, not the man's miraculous healing
Common misconceptionWe assume they ran to spread good news, but they were actually reporting an economic catastrophe to angry pig owners.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Luke 8:34 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 8:34 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include witness, fear response. Notable phrases: those who fed them; they fled; told it.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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