Those who fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
- BSB Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
- NKJV So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened.
- NASB Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside. And the people came to see what it was that had happened.
- NLT The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened.
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Quick answer
The herdsmen flee and report the event, drawing people out to see what happened.
Overview
News of the dramatic deliverance and the loss of the herd spreads quickly through town and countryside. The crowd's curiosity brings them face to face with the evidence of Jesus' power. Their coming sets up their telling response to the miracle.
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