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Jesus delivers two violent, demon-possessed men, allowing the demons to go into a herd of swine who then fall into the sea and perish. As a reaction the townspeople there implore Jesus to leave.
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Matthew 8:28-34
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a When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes,
two men who were b demon-possessed met Him
as they were coming out of the tombs .
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They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.
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And they cried out, saying,
“ 1 a What business do we have with each other, Son of God ?
Have You come here to torment us before 2 the time?”
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Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.
The demons began to entreat Him, saying,
“If You are going to cast us out,
send us into the herd of swine.”
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And He said to them,
“ Go! ”
And they came out
and went into the swine,
and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea
and perished in the waters.
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The herdsmen ran away,
and went to the city
and reported everything,
1 including what had happened to the a demoniacs.
And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus;
and when they saw Him,
a they implored Him to leave their region .
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First class conditional assumed to be true from the author's perspective.
Rhetorical question: We have no business with each other, Son of God.
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Matthew 8:28-34
The Demon-Possessed Men Encounter Jesus
When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes,
two men who were demon- possessed met Him
as they were coming out of the tombs.
Jesus shows no worry about becoming defiled.
They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.
The Demons Encounter Jesus
And they cried out, saying,
“What business do we have with each other, Son of God?
The demons know who Jesus is.
Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
The demons state that Jesus has come to earth.
Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.
The demons began to entreat Him, saying,
“If You are going to cast us out,
First Class conditional: "When you are going to cast us out..."
send us into the herd of swine.”
And He said to them, “Go!”
Jesus uses just one word.
And they came out
and went into the swine,
and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea
and perished in the waters.
The Townspeople Encounter Jesus
The herdsmen ran away,
and went to the city
and reported everything,
including what had happened to the demoniacs.
And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus;
and when they saw Him,
they implored Him to leave their region.
The townspeople "preferred pigs to persons, swine to the Savior". (D. A. Carson)
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