Matthew 8:32

So He said to them, “Go!” And coming out they went off into the herd of pigs. And then—the whole herd of pigs rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water!

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In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

In Context

31So the demons kept imploring Him saying, “Since you are going to cast us out, permit us to go into the herd of pigs.”

33So the swineherds ran away, and going into the town they told everything, including about the demonized men.

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Cross References

Luke 8:33Then the demons exited the man and entered the pigs—and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned!

Acts 4:28to do whatever Your hand and Your counsel foreordained to happen.

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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