Matthew 8:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

Matthew 8:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 8:29 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 8:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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?””

Matthew 8:29 — World English Bible

Matthew 8:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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? ”

Matthew 8:29 — American Standard Version

Matthew 8:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?'”

Matthew 8:29 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 8:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son ofGod? hast thou come here before the time to torment us? ”

Matthew 8:29 — Darby Translation

Matthew 8:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And beholde, they cryed out, saying, Iesus the sonne of God, what haue we to do with thee? Art thou come hither to tormet vs before ye time?”

Matthew 8:29 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 8:29 in Context — Matthew 8

27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

28 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.

29 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?

30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

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What Does Matthew 8:29 Mean?

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