Matthew 8:30
A long way off, there was a herd of many pigs, feeding;
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
In Context
31and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Cross References
Mark 5:11There was a large herd of pigs close by, feeding on the hillside;
Luke 15:15So he went and engaged himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to tend 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 →