And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.
And they sailed down to the region of the Gadarenes, that is over-against Galilee,
And they arrived in the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices3
The Saviour, as He sailed with His disciples, came to a port, as it is said, And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes,.... In Mat 8:28 it is called the country of the Gergesenes; see Gill on Mat 8:28 as it is here, in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; and "of the Gerasenes", in the Vulgate Latin; but the Syriac and Persic versions read, "of the Gadarenes", as in Mar 5:1. See Gill on Mar 5:1. which is over against Galilee: from whence the ship launched, and Christ and his disciples came.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
The country of the Gadarenes - Or, according to several MSS., Gerasenes or Gergasenes. See on Mat 8:28 (note), and Mar 5:1 (note).
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
The verses this one reaches2
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
