Matthew 8:28

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — After calming the storm, Jesus arrives on the opposite shore where He is confronted by two demon-possessed men emerging from the tombs. Their extreme violence has previously made passage along that route impossible.

The words — The Greek participle ἐλθόντος (elthontos) marks the precise moment of arrival, while πέραν (peran) specifies the opposite shore. These terms frame the narrative shift from the lake to the hostile territory of the Gadarenes.

The thread — Parallel accounts in Luke 8:26 and Mark 5:1 locate the event in the region of the Gerasenes. Acts 10:38 connects this encounter to the broader pattern of Jesus moving through territory to heal and exercise authority.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that Jesus’ authority extends into places defined by chaos and defilement. Readers must confront the reality that divine intervention interrupts human avoidance of brokenness.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Luke 8:26 Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
Mark 5:1 On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Genesis 10:16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
Genesis 15:21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
Judges 5:6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
Deuteronomy 7:1 When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—