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Matthew 8:30

28 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?”

In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

31 So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

32 “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

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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
In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
KJV
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
WEB
Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
ASV
Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
DARBY
Now there was, a great way off from them, a herd of many swine feeding;
BLB
Now there was far off from them a herd of many pigs feeding.
ÅB
Et langt stykke unna dem gikk en stor svineflokk og beitet;
OTB
Ikke langt fra dem var en stor flokk griser som beitet.
B1930
Men et langt stykke fra dem gikk en stor svinehjord og beitet;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 11:7

    And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:8

    as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

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  • Isaiah 65:3–4

    to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,

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  • Mark 5:11

    There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

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  • Isaiah 66:3

    Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

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  • Luke 8:32

    There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

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  • Luke 15:15–16

    So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

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