Matthew 8:30

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Not far from there a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Cross References

Isaiah 66:3

You sacrifice oxen to me, and you commit murder; you sacrifice lambs to me and dogs to other gods; you offer grain to me and pigs' blood to idols; you burn incense to me and praise your idols. You have made your own choice to do these disgusting things that you enjoy so much.

Matthew 7:6

Don't give to dogs what belongs to God. They will only turn and attack you. Don't throw pearls down in front of pigs. They will trample all over them.

Matthew 8:29

Suddenly they shouted, “Jesus, Son of God, what do you want with us? Have you come to punish us before our time?”

Matthew 8:31

So the demons begged Jesus, “If you force us out, please send us into those pigs!”

Mark 5:11

Over on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Luke 8:32

A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and Jesus let them go.

Deuteronomy 14:8

And don't eat pork, since pigs have divided hoofs, but they do not chew their cud. Don't even touch a dead pig!