Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Matthew 8 is the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galilee previously described in Matthew 4:23–25. It follows on from the Sermon on the Mount , noting in its opening verse that Jesus had come down from the mountain where he had been teaching.
Mosaic of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac from the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, dating to the sixth century AD. The exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39), frequently known as the Miracle of the (Gadarene) Swine and the exorcism of Legion, is one of the miracles performed by Jesus according to the New Testament. [1]
The New International Version translates the passage as: When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 8:28.
The New International Version translates the passage as: Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 8:34.
[28] [29] Matthew has 600 verses in common with Mark, which is a book of only 661 verses. There is approximately an additional 220 verses shared by Matthew and Luke but not found in Mark, from a second source, a hypothetical collection of sayings to which scholars give the name Quelle ('source' in the German language), or the Q source. [30]
This verse is a part of the narrative to show Jesus' authority and his relationship to the Gentiles (cf. Matthew 8:5–13).The location in the Decapolis and the fact that swine are being raised nearby indicate a non-Jewish area, along the east coast of the Sea of Galilee, where the population was mixed. [1]
The New International Version translates the passage as: Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 8:24.
Matthew 8:27 is a verse in the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in ... In the King James Version of the Bible the text ... Chapter 8: Succeeded by Matthew 8:28