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Matthew 8:31 KJV
Matthew · chapter 8 · verse 31
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.Matthew 8:31 · King James Version
Matthew 8:31 in context
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.
33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- besoughtparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- devilsdaimōna god, a goddess, an inferior deity, whether good or bad, in the NT, an evil spiritG1142 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- sufferepitrepōto turn to, transfer, commit, intrust, to permit, allow, give leaveG2010 →
- castekballōto cast out, drive out, to send out, with notion of violence, to drive out , to cast out…G1544 →
- awayaperchomaito go away, depart, to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his…G565 →
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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