Matthew 8:34

Translations

Modern

Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

Traditional

And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

Literal

And behold, all the city went out to meet Jesus. And having seen Him, they implored Him that He might depart from their borders.

Latin

Et ecce tota civitas exiit obviam Jesu: et viso eo, rogabant ut transiret a finibus eorum.

Original

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English

Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

Notes

Matthew 8:34

The sad part is that people who saw the Son of God's power to save were afraid of change, so they rejected him.

Matthew 8:28–34

This event focuses on the authorityof Jesus and the cost of being his disciple. Those who have faith, like the Messiah, will experience opposition.

Matthew 8:1–9:34

Here, the kingdom of God appears with supernatural power (see Matthew 4:23–25; 11:2–6). It reaches people who were previously excluded from God's blessings. This included:

non-Jewish people,
lepers,
blind people,
sick women,
people possessed by demons,
tax collectors,
those with long-term bleeding, and
the dead.

Jesus showed compassion to people in need. But the religious leaders reacted with anger and opposition. Jesus called his followers to respond with faith and to walk in discipleship (living as his learners and followers).

Theme notes and profiles

The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Gadarene Demoniacsc. AD 28

Related verses

Acts 16:39
They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
Luke 8:37–39
Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
Mark 5:17–18
And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
Job 21:14
Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
Job 22:17
They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
1 Kings 17:18
“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
1 Kings 18:17
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
Luke 8:28
When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
Deuteronomy 5:25
But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.
1 Samuel 16:4
So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
Matthew 8:29
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Parallels

Mark 5:1–20 Luke 8:26–39

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Gospel of Matthew Heal, Healing Jesus Christ John the Baptist Miracle Sea of Galilee

Topics

Demons: Two Men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes) Gadarenes: Jesus Visits and Works Miracles Among, but is Rejected Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of The Demoniacs in Gadara (Gerasa) Healed Jesus, the Christ: Rejected Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Throws Demons out of Two Men of Gadara (Gerasa) Superstition: The Gadarenes , Because Jesus Expelled Demons out of the Man Who Lived Among the Tombs

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