Matthew 8:28

Matthew 8:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
• New International Version (NIV)When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

Context of Matthew 8:28

26He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was [at once] a great and wonderful calm [a perfect peacefulness]. 27The men wondered in amazement, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” When He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming out of the tombs met Him. They were so extremely fierce and violent that no one could pass by that way. 29And they screamed out, “What business do we have [in common] with each other, Son of God? Have You come to torment us before the appointed time [of judgment]?” 30Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was grazing.

Matthew 8:28 word by word

Καὶ ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι, χαλεποὶ λίαν, ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the other sideπέρανperan · other sideG4008
• the countryχώραchōra · countryG5561
• of the GergesenesΓερασηνόςGergesēnos · GeraseneG1086
• there metὑπαντάωhupantaō · to go meetG5221
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• possessed with devilsδαιμονίζομαιdaimonizomai · be demonisedG1139
• coming outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the tombsμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• exceedingλίανlian · greatlyG3029
• fierceχαλεπόςchalepos · harshG5467
• so thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• noμήmē · notG3361
• manτιςtis · oneG5100
• mightἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
• passπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598

Cross-references for Matthew 8:28

• Mark 5:1They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.
• Luke 8:26Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is east of Galilee.
• Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with great power; and He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
• Genesis 10:16and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite
• Genesis 15:21the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Girgashites and the Jebusites.”
• Deuteronomy 7:1“When the Lord your God brings you into the land which you are entering to possess, and has cleared away many nations before you, the Hittite and the Girgashite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than you,
• Mark 5:2When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,
• Luke 8:27Now when Jesus stepped out on land, He was met by a man from the city [of Gerasa] who was possessed with demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and was not living in a house, but among the tombs.
• Judges 5:6“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted, And travelers went by roundabout ways.

Commentaries on Matthew 8:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The country of the Gergesenes - This word is variously written in the MSS, and versions; Gergasenes, Gerasenes, Gadarenes, Gergesions, and Gersedonians, The three first are supported by the greater authorities. They might have all been names of the same place or district; but, if we depend on what Origen says, the people mentioned here could not have been the inhabitants of Gerasa, which, says he, is a city of Arabia, , , which has neither sea nor lake…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28-34Verses 28-34 The same account of the demoniacs substantially is found in Luke 8:26-38. Matthew 8:28 The other side - The other side of the Sea of Tiberias. Country of the Gergesenes - Mark Mark 5:1 says that he came into the country of the “Gadarenes.” This difference is only apparent. “Gadara” was a city not far from the Lake Gennesareth, one of the ten cities that were called “Decapolis.” See the notes at Matthew 4:25. “Gergesa” was a city about 12…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-34Verses 28-34 The devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Saviour; they neither have, nor hope for any benefit from him. Oh the depth of this mystery of Divine love; that fallen man has so much to do with Christ, when fallen angels have nothing to do with him! He 2:16. Surely here was torment, to be forced to own the excellence that is in Christ, and yet they had no part in him. The devils desire not to have any thing to do with Christ as a Ruler. See…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28demon-possessed … so violent: When people were possessed by demons, they often became violent. Other signs included: fear of the Son of God (Matthew 8:29), being unable to speak (9:32; 12:22), blindness (12:22), seizures (17:15), and doing things to hurt themselves (17:15). When Jesus cast out demons, it showed that the power of God’s kingdom had entered human history (12:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:28

• Burial
• Demons
• Gadarenes
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Swine

In the dictionaries

• Daemoniac
• Gadarenes
• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hole
• Immediately
• Rebuke
• Sickness
• Speak
• Torment

Commentaries on Matthew 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings