Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 8:34

"And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country." — Luke 8:34 (ASV)

Sometimes, Christ performed healings which were scarcely mentioned; but here — and I only remember a second miracle at all like it, that of the withering of the barren fig-tree — he performed a miracle of judgment, and it caused a great stir and much talk. I have heard of bells at sea that only ring out in the roughest storms. Here is one that was heard when softer tones would not have been heeded: They fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.