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Matthew 8:28

Spiritual warfare

26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

30 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

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BSB
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
KJV
And 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.
WEB
When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.
ASV
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
DARBY
And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
BLB
And [on] His having come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two [men] being possessed by demons met Him, coming out of the tombs, extremely violent, so as for no one to have strength to pass by that way.
ÅB
Og da han kom over på andre siden av sjøen – til gadarenernes område – kom to besatte ut fra gravene i møte med ham. De var så ville at ingen var i stand til å komme fram den veien.
OTB
Da Han kom til den andre siden i området til gadarenerne, konfronterte to demonbesatte menn Ham da de kom ut av gravene. De var så voldelige at ingen kunne passere den veien.
B1930
Og da han kom over på hin side, til gadarenernes bygd, møtte der ham to besatte, som kom ut av gravene, meget ville, så ingen var i stand til å komme frem den vei.

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  • Luke 8:26–39

    Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.

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  • Mark 5:1–20

    On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.

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  • Acts 10:38

    how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

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  • Matthew 4:24

    News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.

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  • Genesis 15:21

    Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”

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  • Judges 5:6

    In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.

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  • Genesis 10:16

    the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

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