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Matthew 8:27-29
New King James Version
Matthew 8:27-29
New King James Version
27 So the men marveled, saying, [a]“Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Two Demon-Possessed Men Healed(A)
28 (B)When He had come to the other side, to the country of the [b]Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. 29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
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- Matthew 8:27 Lit. What sort of man is this
- Matthew 8:28 NU Gadarenes
Matthew 8:27-29
New International Version
Matthew 8:27-29
New International Version
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
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. 29 “What do you want with us,(C) Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”(D)
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes
Matthew 8:27-29
English Standard Version
Matthew 8:27-29
English Standard Version
27 And the men (A)marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even (B)winds and sea obey him?”
Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons
28 (C)And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes,[a] two (D)demon-possessed[b] men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they (E)cried out, “What have you to do with us, (F)O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us (G)before the time?”
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- Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gerasenes
- Matthew 8:28 Greek daimonizomai (demonized); also verse 33; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons
Matthew 8:27-29
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 8:27-29
New American Standard Bible
27 The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Jesus Sends Demons into Pigs
28 (A)And when He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two (B)demon-possessed men confronted Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. 29 And they cried out, saying, “[a](C)What business do You have with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before [b]the time?”
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- Matthew 8:29 Lit What to us and to you (an ancient idiom)
- Matthew 8:29 I.e., the appointed time of judgment
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