The Demons and the Pigs
Matthew 8:28
In 9 translations
- BSB
- 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.BYZ, TR, and GOC Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes
- KJV
- ¶ 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.
- WEB
- When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.NU reads “Gadarenes”
- ASV
- And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
- LSV
- And He having come to the other side, to the region of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs, coming forth out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one was able to pass over by that way,
- YLT
- And he having come to the other side, to the region of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming forth out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one was able to pass over by that way,
- DBY
- And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
- DRC
- And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by that way.
- GNV
- And when he was come to the other side into ye countrey of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with deuils, which came out of the graues very fierce, so that no man might goe by that way.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐλθόντος (“when was coming”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐλθόντι (“having come”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αὐτοῦ (“He”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αὐτῷ (“He”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read Γαδαρηνῶν (“Gadarenes”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Γεργεσηνῶν (“Gerasenes”).
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- SBLGNT: ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐλθόντι αὐτῷ.
- SBLGNT: Γαδαρηνῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Γαδαρηνῶν; Robinson–Pierpont read Γεργεσηνῶν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Καὶ ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι, χαλεποὶ λίαν ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης.
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἐλθόντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γεργεσηνῶν, ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι, χαλεποὶ λίαν, ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης·
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἐλθόντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γεργεσηνῶν, ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι, χαλεποὶ λίαν, ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης·
- SCR1894
- και ελθοντι αυτω εις το περαν εις την χωραν των γεργεσηνων υπηντησαν αυτω δυο δαιμονιζομενοι εκ των μνημειων εξερχομενοι χαλεποι λιαν ωστε μη ισχυειν τινα παρελθειν δια της οδου εκεινης
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◆ Gadarene Demoniacs
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
GadarenesGergesenesGadarenes, Girgesenes, GerasenesGadaraGirgashiteDaemoniacSwineDemoniacsDemon; Demoniac; DemonologyMiracles of Christ, The
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Cross-references most cited first
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- Mark 5:1–20On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes. As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. This man had been living in…
- Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Matthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
- Genesis 10:16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
- Genesis 15:21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
- Judges 5:6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
- Deuteronomy 7:1When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven…
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