Matthew 8:28-9:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Demons Driven Out by the Master
28 When He had come to the other side,(A) to the region of the Gadarenes,[a] two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29 Suddenly they shouted, “What do You have to do with us,[b][c] Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”(B)
30 Now a long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 “If You drive us out,” the demons begged Him, “send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 “Go!” He told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs. And suddenly the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water. 33 Then the men who tended them fled. They went into the city and reported everything—especially what had happened to those who were demon-possessed. 34 At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.(C)
The Son of Man Forgives and Heals
9 So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.(D)
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:28 Other mss read Gergesenes
- Matthew 8:29 Other mss add Jesus
- Matthew 8:29 Lit What to us and to You
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