Matthew 8:28-32:
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.
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?
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
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.
Notes on Matthew 8:28-32:
This is one of those passages that Bible opponents like to cite as proof that the Bible contradicts itself, because other accounts talk about Jesus’ interaction with only one of these two men. However, the fact that they don’t mention both men is not really a contradiction. If one account said, “Josh spoke to Mike and Andy” and another said “Josh spoke to Mike,” both would be true statements, though the first one would be more complete. This is why there are four gospels instead of one – what one leaves out, another includes. Reading all four gospels will give you the whole story.
Matthew doesn’t mention that one of these men fell down and worshipped Jesus, but Mark does. Matthew doesn’t mention the fact that Jesus asked one of the men what his name was, but Luke does. Luke also mentions that one of these men fell down before Jesus. Mark and Luke give other details that are not included in Matthew’s short summary.
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