who sit in tombs,
    and spend the night in secret places;
(A)who eat pig's flesh,
    and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;

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who sit among the graves(A)
    and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,(B)
    and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;

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17 (A)“Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, (B)eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord.

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17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens,(A) following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs,(B) rats(C) and other unclean things—they will meet their end(D) together with the one they follow,” declares the Lord.

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And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, (A)is unclean to you.

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And the pig,(A) though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

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(A)“He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man;
    he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck;
he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers (B)pig's blood;
    he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.
(C)These have chosen their own ways,
    and their soul delights in their abominations;

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But whoever sacrifices a bull(A)
    is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
    is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
    is like one who presents pig’s(B) blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense(C)
    is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,(D)
    and they delight in their abominations;(E)

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27 When Jesus[a] had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house (A)but among the tombs.

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  1. Luke 8:27 Greek he; also verses 38, 42

27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.

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And when Jesus[a] had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. (A)He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.

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  1. Mark 5:2 Greek he; also verse 9

When Jesus got out of the boat,(A) a man with an impure spirit(B) came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

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Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons

28 (A)And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes,[a] two (B)demon-possessed[b] men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gerasenes
  2. Matthew 8:28 Greek daimonizomai (demonized); also verse 33; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons

Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men(A)

28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,[a] two demon-possessed(B) men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

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  1. Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes

14 Then I said, (A)“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself.[a] (B)From my youth up till now I have never eaten (C)what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has (D)tainted meat come into my mouth.”

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  1. Ezekiel 4:14 Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean

14 Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord!(A) I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead(B) or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.(C)

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11 or a charmer or (A)a medium or a necromancer or (B)one who inquires of the dead,

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11 or casts spells,(A) or who is a medium or spiritist(B) or who consults the dead.

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21 (A)“You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For (B)you are a people holy to the Lord your God.

(C)“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

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21 Do not eat anything you find already dead.(A) You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and they may eat it, or you may sell it to any other foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God.(B)

Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.(C)

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And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and (A)their carcasses you shall not touch.

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The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.(A)

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(A)“You shall not eat any abomination.

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Do not eat any detestable thing.(A)

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16 (A)Whoever in the open field touches someone who was killed with a sword or who died naturally, or touches a human bone or a (B)grave, shall be unclean seven days. 17 For the unclean they shall take (C)some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and fresh[a] water shall be added in a vessel. 18 Then a clean person shall take (D)hyssop and dip it in the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there and on whoever touched the bone, or the slain or the dead or the grave. 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean (E)on the third day and on the seventh day. (F)Thus on the seventh day he shall cleanse him, and he shall (G)wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and at evening he shall be clean.

20 “If the man who is unclean does not cleanse himself, (H)that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, since he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Because the water for impurity has not been thrown on him, he is unclean.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 19:17 Hebrew living

16 “Anyone out in the open who touches someone who has been killed with a sword or someone who has died a natural death,(A) or anyone who touches a human bone(B) or a grave,(C) will be unclean for seven days.(D)

17 “For the unclean person, put some ashes(E) from the burned purification offering into a jar and pour fresh water(F) over them. 18 Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop,(G) dip it in the water and sprinkle(H) the tent and all the furnishings and the people who were there. He must also sprinkle anyone who has touched a human bone or a grave(I) or anyone who has been killed or anyone who has died a natural death. 19 The man who is clean is to sprinkle(J) those who are unclean on the third and seventh days, and on the seventh day he is to purify them.(K) Those who are being cleansed must wash their clothes(L) and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean. 20 But if those who are unclean do not purify themselves, they must be cut off from the community, because they have defiled(M) the sanctuary of the Lord.(N) The water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, and they are unclean.(O)

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