Matthew 8:32
And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
31And the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:22And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Job 2:3And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Luke 8:33And the devils came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were choked.
Acts 4:28to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass.
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 →