Matthew 8:30

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Near that place there was a large herd of pigs feeding.

Cross References

Mark 5:11

A large herd of pigs was eating on a hill near there.

Deuteronomy 14:8

And you must not eat pigs. Their hooves are divided, but they don’t chew the cud. So pigs are not a clean food for you. Don’t eat any meat from pigs. Don’t even touch a pig’s dead body.

Leviticus 11:7

Other animals have hooves that are split into two parts, but they don’t chew the cud. Don’t eat these animals. Pigs are like that, so they are unclean for you.

Luke 8:32

On that hill there was a big herd of pigs eating. The demons begged Jesus to allow them to go into the pigs. So he allowed them to do this.

Isaiah 66:3

Some people kill bulls as a sacrifice, but they also beat people. They kill sheep as a sacrifice, but they also break the necks of dogs. They offer up grain offerings, but they also offer the blood of pigs. They burn incense, but they also love their worthless idols. They choose their own ways, and they love their terrible idols.

Matthew 7:6

“Don’t give something that is holy to dogs. They will only turn and hurt you. And don’t throw your pearls to pigs. They will only step on them.

Matthew 8:29

They came to Jesus and shouted, “What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to punish us before the right time?”

Matthew 8:31

The demons begged Jesus, “If you make us leave these men, please send us into that herd of pigs.”