Matthew 8:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 8:28 — by Collins Asein
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Matthew 8:28 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, comi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 8:28 — 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.”
— Matthew 8:28 (KJV)
Matthew 8:28 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 8:28
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:28: come, other, met
“And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:28: come, other, into
“For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:28: come, side, two
“And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. as it were a day's...: Heb. as it were the way of a day”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:28: other, side, two
“From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:28: come, other, side
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