Matthew 8:30
In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
In Context
31The demons pleaded with him, “If you're going to drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Cross References
Leviticus 11:7The pig, which though it has a divided hoof doesn't chew the cud, so it is unclean for you.
Isaiah 65:3These people are always making me angry, because they present sacrifices to idols in their sacred gardens, and offer incense on pagan altars made of brick.
Mark 5:11A large herd of pigs was feeding on the hillside nearby.
Luke 15:15So he went and took a job with one of the farmers there who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
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 →