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The Demons and the Pigs

Matthew 8:30

In 9 translations

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.
LSV
And there was a herd of many pigs feeding far off from them,
YLT
And there was far off from them a herd of many swine feeding,
DBY
Now there was, a great way off from them, a herd of many swine feeding;
DRC
And there was, not far from them, an herd of many swine feeding.
GNV
Nowe there was, afarre off from them, a great heard of swine feeding.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἦν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη.
RP2018
Ἦν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπ’ αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη.
TR-Boyd
Ἦν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη.
SCR1894
ην δε μακραν απ αυτων αγελη χοιρων πολλων βοσκομενη

Who and where

◆ Gadarene Demoniacs

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Leviticus 11:7And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
  • Deuteronomy 14:8as 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.
  • Mark 5:11There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
  • Isaiah 65:3–4to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick, sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted…
  • Isaiah 66:3Whoever 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…
  • Luke 8:32There 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.
  • Luke 15:15–16So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

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