Matthew 8 · Verse 32

Matthew 8:32

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.
Matthew 8:32, King James Version

Matthew 8:32 in other translations

BSB“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.
WEBHe said to them, “Go!” They came out and went into the herd of pigs; and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea and died in the water.
ASVAnd he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
YLTand he saith to them, ‘Go.' And having come forth, they went to the herd of the swine, and lo, the whole herd of the swine rushed down the steep, to the sea, and died in the waters,
DARBYAnd he said to them, Go. And they, going out, departed into the herd of swine; and lo, the whole herd of swine rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the waters.
BBEAnd he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea and came to their end in the water.
WebsterAnd he said to them, Go. And when they had 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.

What does Matthew 8:32 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 32. Mt 8:28

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 They went into the herd of swine - Instead of την αγελην των χοιρων, the herd of swine, Griesbach reads τους χοιρους, the swine, on the authority of many MSS. and versions. The whole herd of swine - Των χοιρων, of swine, is omitted by many MSS. and versions. See Griesbach, and see on Luk 8:20, etc. Ran violently down a steep place, etc. - The prayer of these demons is heard and answered! Strange! But let it be noted, that God only hears demons and certain sinners when their prayer is the echo of his own justice. Here is an emblem of the final impenitence and ruin into which the swinish sinners, the habitually unpure, more commonly fall than other sinners. Christ permits the demons to do that in the swine which he did not permit them to do in the possessed, on purpose to show us what rage they would exercise on us if left to their liberty and malice. Many are the Divine favors which we do not consider, or know only in general. "But the owners of the swine lost their property." Yes; and learn from this of how small value temporal riches, are in the estimation of God. He suffers them to be lost, sometimes to disengage us from them through mercy; sometimes out of justice, to punish us for having acquired or preserved them either by covetousness or injustice.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 8:28-34

The devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Saviour; they neither have, nor hope for any benefit from him. Oh the depth of this mystery of Divine love; that fallen man has so much to do with Christ, when fallen angels have nothing to do with him! He 2:16. Surely here was torment, to be forced to own the excellence that is in Christ, and yet they had no part in him. The devils desire not to have any thing to do…

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Matthew 8:32 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
ὑπάγετε.hupagetedo go.G5217
οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
ἐξελθόντεςexelthonteshaving gone outG1831
ἀπῆλθονapēlthonthey went awayG565
εἰςeisintoG1519
τοὺςtous<the>G3588
χοίρους,choirouspigs,G5519
καὶkaiandG2532
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400
ὥρμησενhōrmēsenrushedG3729
πᾶσαpasaallG3956
ἡhētheG3588
ἀγέληagelēherdG34
κατὰkatadownG2596
τοῦtoutheG3588
κρημνοῦkrēmnousteep bankG2911
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
θάλασσαν,thalassansea,G2281
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπέθανονapethanonperishedG599
ἐνeninG1722
τοῖςtoistheG3588
ὕδασιν.hudasinwaters.G5204

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 8:32

  • Mark 5:13

    And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

  • Revelation 20:7

    And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

  • Acts 2:23

    Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

  • Luke 8:33

    Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

  • Acts 4:28

    For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

  • 1 Kings 22:22

    And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

  • Job 2:3-8

    And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. …

  • Job 1:10-19

    Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: …

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1Ki 22:22; Job 1:10-12; 2:3-6; Ac 2:23; 4:28; Re 20:7
the whole.
Job 1:13-19; 2:7,8; Mr 5:13; Lu 8:33

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Context

  • Matthew 8:31

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

  • Matthew 8:32

    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.

  • Matthew 8:33

    And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

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Matthew 8:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y les dijo: Id. Y ellos salieron, y se fueron á aquel hato de puercos: y he aquí, todo el hato de los puercos se precipitó de un despeñadero en la mar, y murieron en las aguas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il leur dit: Allez. Et eux, sortant, s’en allèrent dans le troupeau des pourceaux; et voici, tout le troupeau des pourceaux se rua du haut de la côte dans la mer; et ils moururent dans les eaux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach zu ihnen: Gehet hin. Sie aber fuhren aus und fuhren in die Herde Schweine. Und siehe, die ganze Herde Schweine stürzte sich den Abhang hinab in den See, und sie kamen um in dem Gewässer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait illis: Ite. At illi exeuntes abierunt in porcos, et ecce impetu abiit totus grex per præceps in mare: et mortui sunt in aquis.