Gadarenes in the Bible

Meaning: men of Gadara, i.e., a place surrounded or walled

Exact Match

And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

Verse ConceptsPassing BySpiritsTwo Needy MenThose DemonisedDemonsDemonic Influence

And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

Verse ConceptsPassing Overlakes

And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

Verse ConceptsCowardicedefeatFear, Of UnknownBoatsFear Of Christ

Thematic Bible



They went out to see what happened. They came to Jesus and found the man who had been demon possessed. He was clothed, in his right mind and sitting at the feet of Jesus. They were afraid. They then learned how he was possessed with demons and became whole. The people of the country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart. They were very much afraid. So he boarded a boat and left. read more.
The man who once had demons asked him if he could go with him. Jesus sent him away saying: Return to your house and declare the great things God has done for you. He went throughout the whole city telling the great things Jesus had done for him.


When he arrived at the other side of the lake in the country of the Gadarenes two men possessed by demons came to him from out of the tombs. They were extremely violent, so no man could pass by that way. They screamed at him, saying: What have we to do with you, Son of God? Have you come to torment us before the time? A large herd of swine was feeding in the distance. read more.
The demons pleaded with him: If you cast us out, send us into the herd of swine! He told them to go. And they came out, and went into the swine. The entire herd rushed down the hill into the sea, where they perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled to the city to tell everything that happened to the swine that were possessed with demons. Everyone in the city came out to meet Jesus. They begged him to go away from their country.

They traveled to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. Just as he got out of the boat a man with an unclean spirit came to him from the tombs. He was living in the tombs. No man was able to bind him even with a chain. read more.
Often he was bound in chains and iron bands but he would break them. No man was strong enough to keep him still. Day and night in the tombs and in the mountains he cried out. He would cut himself with stones. He saw Jesus from far off and quickly approached and bowed down before him. Crying out with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the highest God? In God's name do not torment me! Jesus commanded: Come out of the man you unclean spirit! Then Jesus said: What is your name? He answered: My name is Legion because there are a great number of us. He earnestly implored him not to send the spirits away out of the country. There was a large herd of pigs feeding on the mountainside. They pleaded with Jesus: Send us into the pigs! He let them do it. Then the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea. About two thousand of them died in the sea. Their keepers ran off to the town to tell others what happened. People came to see what had taken place. When they came to Jesus they saw the man who had been demon possessed. He was fully clothed and in full use of his senses. So they were afraid. Those who saw the event gave a full account of what happened to the man, the evil spirits and the pigs. They asked Jesus to leave their country. Entering the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons asked that he might be allowed to travel with him. Jesus told him: Go to your house and to your friends and tell them about the great things God did for you and how he had mercy on you.


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