Matthew 8:29

And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time?

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

28And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass by that way.

30Now there was at a distance from them a herd of many swine feeding.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:3And the tempter came and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.

Mark 3:11And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Luke 4:34Ha! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

Luke 8:28And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

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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