Matthew 8:33

At this the men who tended them ran away and went to the town, carrying the news of all that had occurred, and of what had happened to the possessed men.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

In Context

32“Go,” he said. The spirits came out, and entered the pigs; and the whole drove rushed down the steep slope into the Sea, and died in the water.

34At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their neighbourhood.

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Cross References

Mark 5:14On this the men who tended them ran away, and carried the news to the town, and to the country round; and the people went to see what had happened.

Acts 19:15but the wicked spirit answered them: “Jesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know, but you — who are you?”

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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