Matthew 8:30
There was a large herd of pigs not far away, digging for food with their noses.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 11:7Pigs have completely split hooves but they do not chew their cuds, so they are unacceptable for you to eat.
Isaiah 65:3They boldly continue to do things that cause me to be angry: They offer sacrifices to their idols in their gardens, and they burn incense to them on altars made of bricks.
Mark 5:11At the same time, a large herd of pigs was ◄grazing/rooting for food► nearby on the hillside.
Luke 15:15So he went to one of the landowners in that area and asked for work. The man sent him to work taking care of the pigs in his field.
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 →