Matthew 8:33

And their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

In Context

32And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea and came to their end in the water.

34And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

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Cross References

Mark 5:14And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.

Acts 19:15And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:29-34

The Devils Cast Out of Two Men. 28 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. 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 30 And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding. 31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer… Read the whole commentary →

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