Matthew 8

Demon-possessed Gadarenes Healed

28 And when**Here "when" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("came") he came to the other side,*That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee to the region of the Gadarenes,*Many manuscripts read "Gergesenes"; others read "Gerasenes" (see Luke 8:26) two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road. 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, "What do you have to do with us,*Literally "what to us and to you" Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"*That is, before the appointed time of judgment30 Now a long way from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 So the demons implored him, saying, "If you are going to expel us, send us into the herd of pigs." 32 And he said to them, "Go!" So they departed and**Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("departed") has been translated as a finite verb went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and drowned in the water. 33 Now the herdsmen fled and went into the town and**Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("went") has been translated as a finite verb reported everything, including the things concerning the demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they**Here "when" is supplied as a component of the participle ("saw") which is understood as temporal saw him, they implored him**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation that he would depart from their region.