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Matthew 8:33 KJV
Matthew · chapter 8 · verse 33
And 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.Matthew 8:33 · King James Version
Matthew 8:33 in context
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.
34And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- keptboskōto feed, portraying the duty of a Christian teacher to promote in every way the spiritual…G1006 →
- fledpheugōto flee away, seek safety by flight, metaph. to flee something abhorrent, esp. vices, to…G5343 →
- waysaperchomaito go away, depart, to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his…G565 →
- citypolisa city, one s native city, the city in which one lives, the heavenly Jerusalem, the abode…G4172 →
- toldapangellōto bring tidings , bring word, report, to proclaim, to make known openly, declareG518 →
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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