27 And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

Demon-possessed Gadarenes Healed

28 And when[a] he came to the other side,[b] to the region of the Gadarenes,[c] two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road. 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, “What do you have to do with us,[d] Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:28 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
  2. Matthew 8:28 That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee
  3. Matthew 8:28 Many manuscripts read “Gergesenes”; others read “Gerasenes” (see Luke 8:26)
  4. Matthew 8:29 Literally “what to us and to you”
  5. Matthew 8:29 That is, before the appointed time of judgment