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Matthew 8:30 KJV
Matthew · chapter 8 · verse 30
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.Matthew 8:30 · King James Version
Matthew 8:30 in context
28And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- swinechoirosa swineG5519 →
- herdagelēherd or oxen or cattle, a herd or companyG34 →
- manypolysmany, much, largeG4183 →
- offmakranfar, a great way, far henceG3112 →
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We have here the story of Christ's casting the devils out of two men that were possessed. The scope of this chapter is to show the divine power of Christ, by the instances of his dominion over bodily diseases, which to us are irresistible; over winds and waves, which to us are yet more uncontrollable;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 28-34