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Matthew 8:33 | |
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← 8:32 8:34 → | |
Book | Gospel of Matthew |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 8:33 is the 33rd verse in the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, Textus Receptus and Byzantine Majority, this verse is:
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
The New International Version translates the passage as:
For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 8:33.
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 parallel verses (Mark 5:14 and Luke 8:34) mention that the news was also spread outside the city in the countryside.[2] The swine herds ran to report what had happened to their masters and to everybody they met along the way.[3]
Preceded by Matthew 8:32 |
Gospel of Matthew Chapter 8 |
Succeeded by Matthew 8:34 |