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27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

Jesus Heals the Gadarene Demoniacs

28 And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes,[a] two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:28 Other ancient authorities read Gergesenes; some, Gerasenes
  2. 8.29 before the time: Before the day of judgment the demons are permitted by God to tempt men and even to possess them.

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