Focused Passage

Matthew 8:28-34

The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

Matthew moves from cleansing and healing among Israel, to Gentile faith and kingdom inclusion, to servant-fulfillment and discipleship cost, then to Jesus’ authority over chaos and demons, ending with a town that asks him to leave.

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28When 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.

29“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

30In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

31So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

32“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.

33Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

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References and Original Words

Verse 28

Original words

WhenΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulararrivedἐλθόντοςG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularonεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularother sideπέρανG4008AdverbinεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularregionχώρανG5561Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralGadarenesΓαδαρηνῶνG1046Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralHe was met byὑπήντησανG5221Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluraldemon-possessed [men]δαιμονιζόμενοιG1139Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralcomingἐξερχόμενοιG1831Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralfromἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraltombsμνημείωνG3419Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural[They were] soλίανG3029AdverbviolentχαλεποὶG5467Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralthatὥστεG5620ConjunctionnoμὴG3361AdverboneτινὰG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularcouldἰσχύεινG2480Verb - Present Infinitive ActivepassπαρελθεῖνG3928Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .διὰG1223PrepositionthatἐκείνηςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularwayὁδοῦG3598Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ, TR, and PT Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes
Verse 29

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WhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singulardo You [want]σοίG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionwith usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralSonΥἱὲG5207Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularthey shoutedἔκραξανG2896Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralHave You comeἦλθεςG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularhereὧδεG5602Adverbto tortureβασανίσαιG928Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralbefore [the]πρὸG4253Prepositionappointed timeκαιροῦG2540Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionIn the distanceμακρὰνG3112Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .ἀπ’G575Preposition. . .αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plurala largeπολλῶνG4183Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralherdἀγέληG34Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof pigsχοίρωνG5519Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralwasἮνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfeedingβοσκομένηG1006Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 31

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SoδὲG1161ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldemonsδαίμονεςG1142Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralbeggedπαρεκάλουνG3870Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[Jesus]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralIfΕἰG1487ConjunctionYou drive us outἐκβάλλειςG1544Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralsend usἀπόστειλονG649Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularherdἀγέληνG34Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralof pigsχοίρωνG5519Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 32

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GoὙπάγετεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe toldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralSoδὲG1161Conjunctionthey came outἐξελθόντεςG1831Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluraland wentἀπῆλθονG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralpigsχοίρουςG5519Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwholeπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularherdἀγέληG34Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularrushedὥρμησενG3729Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulardownκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularsteep bankκρημνοῦG2911Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularseaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondiedἀπέθανονG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralwatersὕδασινG5204Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 33

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionThoseΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluraltending [the pigs]βόσκοντεςG1006Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralran offἔφυγονG5343Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἀπελθόντεςG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartownπόλινG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] reportedἀπήγγειλανG518Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralall thisπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralincludingκαὶG2532Conjunctionthe [account]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluraldemon-possessed [men]δαιμονιζομένωνG1139Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 34

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ThenκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwholeπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingulartownπόλιςG4172Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwent outἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionmeetὑπάντησινG5222Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionwhen they sawἰδόντεςG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularthey begged [Him]παρεκάλεσανG3870Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-ὅπωςG3704Conjunctionto leaveμεταβῇG3327Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἀπὸG575Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralregionὁρίωνG3725Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

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