Matthew 8:32
30 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.”
“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.
33 Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
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
- “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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- He said to them, “Go!” They came out and went into the herd of pigs; and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea and died in the water.
- ASV
- And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
- DARBY
- And he said to them, Go. And they, going out, departed into the herd of swine; and lo, the whole herd [of swine] rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the waters.
- BLB
- And He said to them, “Go!” And having gone out, they went away into the pigs, and behold, all the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
- ÅB
- Og han sa til dem: «Dra avsted!» Og de for ut, og inn i svinene. Og hele flokken styrtet seg ut over stupet ned i sjøen og døde i vannet.
- OTB
- Han sa til dem, “Gå!” Så kom de ut og gikk inn i grisene, og hele flokken styrtet ned den bratte skråningen i sjøen og omkom i vannet.
- B1930
- Og han sa til dem: Far avsted! Og de fór ut og fór i svinene. Og se, hele hjorden styrtet sig ut over stupet ned i sjøen og døde i vannet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 5:13
He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
Read in contextRevelation 20:7
When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
Read in contextActs 2:23
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
Read in contextLuke 8:33
Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
Read in contextActs 4:28
They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
Read in context1 Kings 22:22
And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Read in contextJob 2:3–8
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
Read in contextJob 1:10–19
Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
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