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Matthew 8:29

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Spiritual warfareJesus Christ

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

28 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.

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.

31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
KJV
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?
WEB
Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
ASV
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
DARBY
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us?
BLB
And behold, they cried out, saying, “What to us and to You, Son of God? Did You come here to torment us before the time?”
ÅB
Og de ropte: «Hva har vi med deg å gjøre, du Guds Sønn? Er du kommet hit for å pine oss før tiden?»
OTB
De ropte, “Hva vil Du med oss, Guds Sønn? Har Du kommet hit for å pine oss før den bestemte tid?”
B1930
Og se, de ropte: Hvad har vi med dig å gjøre, du Guds Sønn? Er du kommet hit for å pine oss før tiden?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 1:24

    Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

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  • Luke 4:34

    Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

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  • James 2:19

    Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

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  • Mark 5:7

    And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

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  • Luke 8:28

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

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  • Matthew 4:3

    And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

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  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

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  • John 2:4

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

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