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Matthew 8:28

Spiritual warfare

26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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.

29 And, 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?

30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine 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

    And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

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  • Mark 5:1–20

    And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

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  • Acts 10:38

    How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

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  • Matthew 4:24

    And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

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  • Genesis 15:21

    And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

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  • Judges 5:6

    In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

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  • Genesis 10:16

    And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

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