Matthew 8:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 8:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 8:30 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 8:30 — KJV
“And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.”
— Matthew 8:30 (KJV)
Matthew 8:30 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 8:30
“And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:30: herd, many, swine
“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:30: good, way, off
“He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. lamb: or, kid burneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:30: way, off, swine
“Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:30: herd, swine, feeding
“And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:30: way, off, many
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