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Matthew 8:32
“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the unclean spirits after they request permission to enter a herd of pigs. The moment follows their plea in Matthew 8:31 and immediately precedes the herders' report in Matthew 8:33.
The words — ὑπάγετε (hupagete) translates literally as “do go,” functioning as a direct command that terminates the demons' bargaining. ἐξελθόντες (exelthontes) means “having gone out,” recording the completed action of expulsion before they enter the animals.
The thread — The expulsion and transfer of unclean spirits matches the account in Mark 5:13. The motif of released spiritual forces operating under divine permission aligns with the binding and loosing themes in Revelation 20:7 and 1 Kings 22:22.
Why it lands — The text reports that a single spoken command from Jesus instantly overrides demonic resistance and dictates physical events. It requires the reader to accept that divine authority operates independently of spiritual negotiation or human control.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Cross-references
- Mark 5:13 He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
- Revelation 20:7 When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
- 1 Kings 22:22 And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
- Luke 8:33 Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
- Acts 2:23 He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
- Acts 4:28 They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
- Job 1:10 Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- Job 2:3 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”