Matthew 8:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Matthew 8:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 8:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 8:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.”

Matthew 8:28 — World English Bible

Matthew 8:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Matthew 8:28 — American Standard Version

Matthew 8:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

Matthew 8:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 8:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.”

Matthew 8:28 — Darby Translation

Matthew 8:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when he was come to the other side into ye countrey of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with deuils, which came out of the graues very fierce, so that no man might goe by that way.”

Matthew 8:28 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 8:28 in Context — Matthew 8

26 Y él les dice: ¿Por qué teméis, [hombres] de poca fe? Entonces, levantándose, reprendió á los vientos y á la mar; y fué grande bonanza.

27 Y los hombres se maravillaron, diciendo: ¿Qué hombre es éste, que aun los vientos y la mar le obedecen?

28 Y como él hubo llegado en la otra ribera al país de los Gergesenos, le vinieron al encuentro dos endemoniados que salían de los sepulcros, fieros en gran manera, que nadie podía pasar por aquel camino.

29 Y he aquí clamaron, diciendo: ¿Qué tenemos contigo, Jesús, Hijo de Dios? ¿has venido acá á molestarnos antes de tiempo?

30 Y estaba lejos de ellos un hato de muchos puercos paciendo.

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What Does Matthew 8:28 Mean?

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