Matthew 8:30, Matthew 8:31, Matthew 8:32 WEB

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 8:30-32

The expulsion of the evil spirits: v. 30. And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. v. 31. So the devils besought Him, saying, If Thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. v. 32. And He said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine; and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. In the same neighborhood, at some distance from the place... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 8:28-34

IVChrist healing the demoniacs who profess His name; banished from Gadara; He restores the paralytic, and is accused of blasphemy,—or, the blessed working of the Lord despite the contradiction of the kingdom of darkness.Matthew 8:28-34, Matthew 9:1-8( Matthew 9:1-8 the Gospel for the 19th Sunday after Trinity.—Parallels: Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39, Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26.)28And when he was [had] come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes [Gadarenes],25 there met him two... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Matthew 8:28-34

Matthew THE PEACE-BRINGER IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD Mat_8:28-34 . Matthew keeps to chronological order in the first and second miracles of the second triplet, but probably His reason for bringing them together was rather similarity in their contents than proximity in their time. For one cannot but feel that the stilling of the storm, which manifested Jesus as the Peace-bringer in the realm of the Natural, is fitly followed by the casting out of demons, which showed Him as the Lord of still... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 8:28-34

an Unwelcome Visitor Matthew 8:28-34 The demon spirit seems still to tenant the lives of human beings. To what else can we attribute the paroxysms of passion, the awful cruelties and inhumanities of men? There is only one devil, but many demons; only one prince of the power of darkness, but many emissaries. Take heed, lest you open the door of your nature to the spirit of evil and he possess you. Watch and pray, and trust the keeping of your soul to the hands of Christ. He is stronger than... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:1-34

The King passed down from the mountain and from teaching in order that He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them examples of its benefits. What a wondrous application of His power; leprosy, palsy, fever, all fly before Him, and mark the cosmopolitanism of His giving-a leper, a Roman, a woman, all the despised in the Jewish mind. In that wonderful evening, when the crowds gathered, and the King took their infirmities and bore their diseases, what a radiant revelation He... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 8:18-34

Discipleship in Training Matthew 8:18-34 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Let us consider the insincerity of the multitude. The last study closed with the crowds pressing upon Christ that they might be dispossessed of demons, and healed of all manner of sicknesses. The Lord did heal them all. We are sure, however, that He saw the real intent of the populace. They sought Him, not because they loved Him, nor because they received Him as the Son of God. They sought Him because of the benefits they would... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:18-34

Jesus Is Revealed As Lord Over Nature, Lord Over The Spirit World, and Lord Over Sin and Forgiveness (8:18-9:9). This subsection from Matthew 8:18 to Matthew 9:9 can be seen as united around a series of travel descriptions deliberately used in order to unite them together: a It commences with Jesus command to go to the other side (Matthew 8:18) b That is followed by their entering into a boat and setting sail (Matthew 8:23). c They arrive at the other side (Matthew 8:28). b They cross... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:28-34

The Two Demoniacs of Decapolis (8:28-34). Having experienced their amazing deliverance the disciples were no doubt pleased to reach a safe haven. Little did they realise that they were going to see even greater things than this. They had learned the lesson that as Jesus’ disciples they did not need to fear the storms and the seas, because He would watch over them, but now they would be faced with an even greater foe, and would see Jesus’ power exercised over him and his minions. It would... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:30

‘Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.’ Had this been Jewish territory there would have been no herd of pigs, for to Jews pigs were ritually unclean. But this was Gentile territory, and here the keeping of herds of pigs was commonplace. That there were many pigs is important, for it brings out that there were many demons. ‘There was afar off’. We have here clear evidence of an eyewitness who remembered the herd in the distance. This description is against the idea that... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:28-34

Matthew 8:28-Nahum : . The Gerasene Demoniacs ( Mark 5:1-Proverbs : *, Luke 8:26-Malachi :)— Mt. is considerably shorter than Mk.; note his summary of Mark 5:3-Deuteronomy : and omission of Mark 5:8-2 Samuel :, Mark 5:18-Proverbs :. He frequently omits questions put by Jesus. His statement that there were two maniacs may be compensation for the previous omission ( Matthew 8:1-Numbers : *), but perhaps Mk. and Lk. are thinking of the more important of the two. According to Dalman, “ Son of... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 8:30-32

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 8:28-34

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Matthew 8:28-34

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 8:28-34

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:1-34

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 8:18-34

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:18-34

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:28-34

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:30

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:28-34

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