Matthew 8:30

Now there was, far from them, a herd of many swine, feeding;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

In Context

29and lo! they cried aloud, saying, What have we in common with thee, O Son of God? Hast thou come hither, before the right time, to torment us?

31and, the demons, began to beseech him, saying, If thou dost cast us out, send us away, into the herd of swine.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:7And, the swine, because though he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, yet, the cud, he cheweth not,—unclean, he is to you;

Isaiah 65:3The people who are provoking me to anger to my face continually,—Sacrificing in gardens, and Burning incense upon bricks;

Mark 5:11Now there was there, near the mountain, a large herd of swine, feeding;

Luke 15:15And he went his way, and joined himself unto one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to be feeding swine.

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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