Matthew 8:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.”

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BSBPD

“When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he having come to the other side, to the region of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming forth out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one was able to pass over by that way,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 8:28 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 10:16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
  2. Genesis 15:21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
  3. Deuteronomy 7:1When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—
  4. Judges 5:6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
  5. Matthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
  6. Mark 5:1On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
  7. Luke 8:26Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
  8. Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

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