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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28 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.

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

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.”

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.

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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 28

Original words

When Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular arrived ἐλθόντος G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular on εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular other side πέραν G4008 Adverb in εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular region χώραν G5561 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Gadarenes Γαδαρηνῶν G1046 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural He was met by ὑπήντησαν G5221 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular two δύο G1417 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural demon-possessed [men] δαιμονιζόμενοι G1139 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural coming ἐξερχόμενοι G1831 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural from ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural tombs μνημείων G3419 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural [They were] so λίαν G3029 Adverb violent χαλεποὶ G5467 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural that ὥστε G5620 Conjunction no μὴ G3361 Adverb one τινὰ G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular could ἰσχύειν G2480 Verb - Present Infinitive Active pass παρελθεῖν G3928 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . διὰ G1223 Preposition that ἐκείνης G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular way ὁδοῦ G3598 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular do You [want] σοί G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction with us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Son Υἱὲ G5207 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular they shouted ἔκραξαν G2896 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Have You come ἦλθες G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular here ὧδε G5602 Adverb to torture βασανίσαι G928 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural before [the] πρὸ G4253 Preposition appointed time καιροῦ G2540 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction In the distance μακρὰν G3112 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular . . . ἀπ’ G575 Preposition . . . αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural a large πολλῶν G4183 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural herd ἀγέλη G34 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of pigs χοίρων G5519 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural was Ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular feeding βοσκομένη G1006 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 31

Original words

So δὲ G1161 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural demons δαίμονες G1142 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural begged παρεκάλουν G3870 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural If Εἰ G1487 Conjunction You drive us out ἐκβάλλεις G1544 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular . . . ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural send us ἀπόστειλον G649 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular . . . ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular herd ἀγέλην G34 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural of pigs χοίρων G5519 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 32

Original words

Go Ὑπάγετε G5217 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He told εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural So δὲ G1161 Conjunction they came out ἐξελθόντες G1831 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural and went ἀπῆλθον G565 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural pigs χοίρους G5519 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular whole πᾶσα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular herd ἀγέλη G34 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular rushed ὥρμησεν G3729 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular down κατὰ G2596 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular steep bank κρημνοῦ G2911 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular sea θάλασσαν G2281 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction died ἀπέθανον G599 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural waters ὕδασιν G5204 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 33

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Those Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural tending [the pigs] βόσκοντες G1006 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural ran off ἔφυγον G5343 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . ἀπελθόντες G565 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular town πόλιν G4172 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [and] reported ἀπήγγειλαν G518 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural all this πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural including καὶ G2532 Conjunction the [account] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural demon-possessed [men] δαιμονιζομένων G1139 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 34

Original words

Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular whole πᾶσα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular town πόλις G4172 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular went out ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition meet ὑπάντησιν G5222 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular And καὶ G2532 Conjunction when they saw ἰδόντες G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular they begged [Him] παρεκάλεσαν G3870 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - ὅπως G3704 Conjunction to leave μεταβῇ G3327 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἀπὸ G575 Preposition - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural region ὁρίων G3725 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

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