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.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
- NKJV When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.
- NASB And when He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men confronted Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.
- NLT When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area.
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Across the lake Jesus is met by two fierce demon-possessed men living among the tombs. The scene displays the destructive misery caused by evil spirits.
Overview
In Gentile territory Jesus encounters men so violent that no one could pass that way, a picture of the dehumanizing power of demonic bondage. (Mark and Luke focus on one man, likely the more prominent; Matthew, who often notes pairs, records two.) Their wretched dwelling among tombs underscores that sin and Satan lead toward death, from which only Christ can deliver.
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- Luke 8:26–39They arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.
- Mark 5:1–20They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
- Acts 10:38even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- Matt 4:24The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
- Judg 5:6“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied. The travelers walked through byways.
- Gen 15:21the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
- Gen 10:16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
- Deut 7:1When Yahweh your God brings you into the land where you go to possess it, and casts out many nations before you, the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than you;
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