Matthew 8:34

Matthew 8:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region.

Context of Matthew 8:34

32Jesus said to the bad spirits, ‘Go!’ So the bad spirits came out of the men and they went into the pigs. All the pigs rushed together down the hill into the lake. They all died there in the water. 33When this happened, the men who took care of the pigs ran away. They went into the town. They told people there everything that had happened to the men with the bad spirits in them. So everybody came out of the town to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they said, ‘Please go away. Leave our part of the country.’

Matthew 8:34 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ πᾶσα ἡ πόλις ἐξῆλθεν εἰς ὑπάντησιν τῷ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν παρεκάλεσαν ὅπως μεταβῇ ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the wholeπᾶςpas · allG3956
• cityὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• came outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• meetσυνάντησιςsunantēsis · meetingG4877
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they besoughtπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• thatὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• he would departμεταβαίνωmetabainō · to departG3327
• outἀπόapo · away fromG575
• ofὅριονhorion · regionG3725

Cross-references for Matthew 8:34

• Matthew 8:29When the two men saw Jesus, they immediately shouted at him, ‘You are the Son of God! What are you doing here? Have you come to punish us before the right time comes?’
• Deuteronomy 5:25But now we think that this great fire will kill us. We do not want to die! If we continue to hear the voice of the Lord our God, we will surely die.
• 1 Samuel 16:4Samuel obeyed the Lord. He went to Bethlehem. The leaders of the town went to meet Samuel, but they were very afraid. They asked him, ‘Have you come to visit us as a friend?’
• 1 Kings 17:18The woman said to Elijah, ‘Servant of God, why have you come to hurt me like this? Did you come to kill my son so that I would remember all my sins?’
• 1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, ‘Is that really you, the man who brings trouble to Israel?’
• Job 21:14They say to God, “Leave us alone! We do not want to know about your ways.
• Job 22:17They said to God, “Leave us alone!” They thought that Almighty God could not hurt them.
• Mark 5:17Then the people who lived there said to Jesus, ‘Please go away. Leave this place.’
• Luke 5:8When Simon saw all the fish, he went down on his knees in front of Jesus. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘I am a bad man. So please go away from me.’
• Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he screamed. Then he went down on his knees in front of Jesus and said in a loud voice, ‘Jesus, you are the Son of the powerful God who is over all! What are you doing here? Please do not hurt me.’
• Acts 16:39So they went to see Paul and Silas in the prison. They told Paul and Silas that they were very sorry. Then they led Paul and Silas out of the prison. They asked them to leave the city.

Commentaries on Matthew 8:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34The whole city came out - Probably with the intention to destroy Jesus for having destroyed their swine; but, having seen him, they were awed by his presence; and only besought him to depart from their borders. Many rather chose to lose Jesus Christ than those temporal goods by which they gratify their passions at the expense of their souls. They love even their swine better than their salvation. Certain doctors in both sciences, divinity and physic…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. 34The sad part is that people who saw the Son of God's power to save were afraid of change, so they rejected him.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:34

• Demons
• Gadarenes
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Superstition

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• 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