Matthew 8:30
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.
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?
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.
32 And 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.
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.
Compare
- 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)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 11:7
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 14:8
And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
Read in contextIsaiah 65:3–4
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
Read in contextMark 5:11
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:3
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Read in contextLuke 8:32
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Read in contextLuke 15:15–16
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
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