Matthew 8:28 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 8:28

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

BSB

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ASV

And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

FRAGMENT 101 (444)

The divine nature of the only begotten Son was already scorching the demons in unspeakable flames. Christ was shutting up the fiercest demons in blocked roads. He was undoing the devil's tyranny. "You have come before the time," they cried out. For they knew from the Scriptures that Christ was going to come and would judge them. Treating the incarnation as if it had happened at the wrong time, they pled that he had come in an untimely way. This misrepresentation is not surprising. In their deceptiveness, they did not hesitate to say even this.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Hence the country between them took its name, sometimes from the one, sometimes from the other. There met him two demoniacs - St. Mark and St. Luke mention only one, who was probably the fiercer of the two, and the person who spoke to our Lord first. But this is no way inconsistent with the account which St. Matthew gives.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The 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.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

The subject of these seven verses is deep and mysterious. The casting out of a devil is here described with special fulness. It is one of those passages which throw strong light on a dark and difficult point. Let us settle it firmly in our minds that there is such a being as the devil. It is an awful truth, and one too much overlooked. There is an unseen spirit ever near us, of mighty power and full of endless malice against our souls. From the beginning of creation he has labored to injure man.

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Original language & word study

30 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἐλθόντος	elthontos	when was coming	G2064 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	He	G846 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πέραν	peran	other side	G4008 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
χώραν	chōran	region	G5561 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
Γαδαρηνῶν	Gadarēnōn	Gadarenes	G1046 →
ὑπήντησαν	hupēntēsan	met	G5221 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
δύο	duo	two	G1417 →
δαιμονιζόμενοι	daimonizomenoi	being demonised	G1139 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
μνημείων	mnēmeiōn	tombs	G3419 →
ἐξερχόμενοι,	exerchomenoi	coming forth,	G1831 →
χαλεποὶ	chalepoi	violent	G5467 →
λίαν,	lian	extremely,	G3029 →
ὥστε	hōste	so that	G5620 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἰσχύειν	ischuein	to be able	G2480 →
τινὰ	tina	anyone	G5100 →
παρελθεῖν	parelthein	to pass	G3928 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ὁδοῦ	hodou	way	G3598 →
ἐκείνης.	ekeinēs	that.	G1565 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
leads to
- Luke 4:18
  “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight…
- Acts 2:22
  Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
- Isaiah 61:1–3
  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
- Isaiah 11:2
  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- John 3:34
  For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
Through
Matthew 4:24
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
leads to
- Matthew 8:6
  “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
- Matthew 17:15
  “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
- Luke 2:2
  This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew