Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Suddenly they shouted out, "What do you want with us, you Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before it is time to?" [i.e., before our punishment is due. See II Pet. 2:4; Jude 6].
New American Standard Bible
And they cried out, saying, “
King James Version
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Holman Bible
Suddenly they shouted, “What do You have to do with us,
International Standard Version
Suddenly, they screamed, "What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before the proper time?"
A Conservative Version
And behold, they cried out, saying, What is with us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? Did thou come here before the time to torment us?
American Standard Version
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Amplified
And they screamed out, “
Anderson New Testament
And behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus, Son of God? Hast thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Bible in Basic English
And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?
Common New Testament
And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
and they roar'd out, Jesus, thou son of God, what injury have we done you? are you come here to torment us before the time?
Darby Translation
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us?
Godbey New Testament
And behold, they cried out, saying, What is there to us and thee, O Son of God? have you come hither to torment us before the time?
Goodspeed New Testament
And they suddenly screamed out, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"
John Wesley New Testament
And behold they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?
Julia Smith Translation
And, behold, they cried out., saying, What to us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? hast thou come here to torture us before the time
King James 2000
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus, you Son of God? have you come here to torment us before the time?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And behold, they cried out, saying, "{What do you have to do with us}, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
Modern King James verseion
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And, behold, they cried out, saying, "O Jesus, the son of God, what have we to do with thee? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time be come?"
Moffatt New Testament
They shrieked, "Son of God, what business have you with us? Have you come here to torture us before it is time?"
Montgomery New Testament
"You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"
NET Bible
They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
New Heart English Bible
And suddenly they shouted, saying, "What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
Noyes New Testament
And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time?
Sawyer New Testament
And behold they cried, saying, What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come hither before the time to torment us?
The Emphasized Bible
and lo! they cried aloud, saying, What have we in common with thee, O Son of God? Hast thou come hither, before the right time, to torment us?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither before the time to torment us?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Suddenly they shrieked out: "What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before our time?"
Webster
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Weymouth New Testament
They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
Williams New Testament
And they suddenly screamed, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"
World English Bible
Behold, they cried out, saying, "What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
Worrell New Testament
and, behold, they cried out, saying, "What is there to us and to Thee, O Son of God? Didst Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
Worsley New Testament
and they cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus thou Son of God? Art Thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Youngs Literal Translation
and lo, they cried out, saying, 'What -- to us and to thee, Jesus, Son of God? didst thou come hither, before the time, to afflict us?'
Themes
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
Christ » Denial of » Devils confess
Demons » Testify to the divinity of jesus
Demons » To be judged at the general judgment
Demons » Two men of the gergesenes (gadarenes, gerasenes)
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
Evil » Confess Christ » Spirits, destiny of
Gadarenes » Jesus visits and works miracles among, but is rejected
Galilee » Sea (lake) of galilee » Miracles of jesus on
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » The demoniacs in gadara (gerasa) healed
Jesus Christ » History of » Miracle of the swine (in gadara)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Throws demons out of two men of gadara (gerasa)
Topics
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References
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 8:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Demon-Possessed Gadarenes Healed
28 And when He got to the other side [i.e., the east side of the lake], He was in the district of the Gadarenes. There He was met by two men dominated by evil spirits. They came from the graveyard [where they lived] and were so fierce that no one could [safely] travel that road. 29 Suddenly they shouted out, "What do you want with us, you Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before it is time to?" [i.e., before our punishment is due. See II Pet. 2:4; Jude 6]. 30 Now a large herd of [wild] hogs [i.e., about of them. See Mark 5:13] was grazing some distance away from them.
Cross References
Mark 1:24
"What business do we have with you, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; [you are] God's Holy One."
Luke 4:34
"Ha! What business do we have with you, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; [you are] God's Holy One."
Mark 5:7
And shouting with a loud voice, he said, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, in God's name, do not torture me."
John 2:4
So, Jesus said to her, "[My dear] woman, what do you want me to do [about it]? My time [i.e., to be revealed to people as the Messiah] has not yet come."
Matthew 4:3
The tempter [i.e., the devil] came and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into bread."
Luke 8:28
And when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet [i.e., in worship. See Mark 5:6] and shouted out with a loud voice saying, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Highest God? I beg you, do not torture me."
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare sinning angels, but cast them in chains, into deep, dark dungeons to await judgment;
Mark 3:11
And whenever they saw Him, [people possessed by] evil spirits fell to the ground in front of Him, shouting, "You are the Son of God."
Luke 4:41
And evil spirits also came out of many people, shouting [at Him], "You are the Son of God." And Jesus spoke sternly to them and would not allow them to speak [anymore] because they knew He was the Christ [Note: Jesus would not accept the endorsement of these Satanic spirits].
Acts 16:17
She followed Paul and us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Supreme God and they are proclaiming to you the way to be saved."
James 2:19
You believe that there is [only] one God; that is good! Even the demons believe [that], and they shudder [with fear at the thought].
Jude 1:6
And angels, who did not remain within [the bounds of] their proper authority, but left their own realm, God has kept in perpetual bondage, under [thick] darkness, awaiting judgment on the Great Day [when they will be punished].