Matthew 8

1 AND when he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him: 2 and behold a leper came and adored him saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean. 3 And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying; I will, you be made clean. And forthwith, his leprosy was made clean. 4 And Jesus said to him, See you tell nobody: but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony to them.

Mark 1

40 And a leper came to him beseeching him: and kneeling down said to him, If you will you can make me clean. 41 And Jesus having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand: and touching him, he said unto him, I will, be made clean. 42 And when he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. 43 And he threatened him, and forthwith cast him forth. 44 And he said to him, See that you tell nobody: but go, show yourself to the high priest, and offer for your cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. 45 But he being gone forth, began to publish, and to blaze abroad the word: so that now he could not openly go into the city, but was abroad in desert places, and they came together unto him from all sides.

Luke 5

12 And it came to pass, when he was in one of the cities, and behold a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, and falling on his face, besought him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.  13 And stretching forth the hand, he touched him, saying, I will: you be made clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And he commanded him, that he should tell nobody, but, Go, show yourself to the priest, and offer your cleansing as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. 15 But the fame of him went abroad the more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be cured of their infirmities. 16 And he retired into the desert, and prayed.

Lapide This same miracle is related by S. Mark (i. 40), and by Luke (v. 12). From a comparison of these it would seem to follow that the miracle was not performed immediately upon our Lord’s descent, at the very foot of the mountain, for Luke says that it came to pass in one of the cities. And both Mark and Luke speak of other miracles as previously performed. But S. Matthew’s narrative appears to be the most chronological, according to which it may be said that this miracle was the first which Christ wrought after His descent. So S. Jerome, Jansen, and others. As to what S. Luke says, that, it took place in one of the cities, we must understand, near the city. (Cornelius a Lapide Com. Mt.)

McEvilly St. Luke (6) and St. Mark (1) describe this miraculous cure of a leper in almost the same words employed here by St. Matthew. Hence, commentators agree that the three Evangelists refer to the same occurrence; the order of time and place, circumstantially detailed here by St. Matthew, is the one commonly adopted. The two other Evangelists do not so minutely describe the order of events, as St. Matthew does. (John McEvilly Com. Mt.)

Weaved Together Luke 5:12 And when Jesus came to a certain village, there drew near to him a leper, and fell at his feet, and besought him, and said unto him, If you will, you are able to cleanse me. Mark 1:41 And Jesus had mercy upon him, and stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and said, I will cleanse you. Mark 1:42 And immediately his leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. Mark 1:43 And he sternly charged him, and sent him out, and said unto him, Mark 1:44 See that you tell not any man: but go and show yourself to the priests, and offer an offering for your cleansing as Moses commanded for their testimony. Mark 1:45a But he, when he went out, began to publish much, and spread abroad the news, so that Jesus could not enter into any of the cities openly, for the extent to which the report of him spread, but he remained without in a desert place. Luke 5:15 And much people came unto him from one place and another, to hear his word, and that they might be healed of their pains. Luke 5:16 And he used to withdraw from them into the desert, and pray.

Matthew 8

5 And when he entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 and saying, Lord my boy lies at home sick of the palsy, and is sore tormented. 7 And Jesus said to him, I will come, and cure him. 8 And the centurion making answer, said, Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof: but only say the word, and my boy shall be healed. 9 For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to this, go, and he goes: and to another, come, and he comes: and to my servant, do this, and he does it. 10 And Jesus hearing this, marveled: and said to them that followed him, Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel. 11 And I say to you, that many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven: 12 but the children of the kingdom shall he cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, Go: and as you have believed, be it done to you. And the boy was healed in the same hour.

Luke 7

1 AND when he had fully said all his words into the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And the servant of a certain centurion on being sick, was ready to die: who was dear unto him. 3 And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant. 4 But they coming to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying to him, That he is worthy that you should do this for him. 5 For he loves our nation: and he has built a synagogue for us. 6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends unto him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof. 7 For the which cause neither did I think myself worthy to come to you: but say the word, and my servant shall be made whole. 8 For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to this, Go, and he goes: and to another, Come and he comes: and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. 9 Which Jesus hearing, marveled: and turning to the multitudes that followed him he said, Amen, I say to you, neither in Israel have I found so great faith. 10 And they that were sent, being returned home, and found the servant that had been sick, was whole.

Lapide There is an antilogy here; for Luke 7:1 relates the same miracle differently. He does not say that the centurion himself came to Christ but sent to Him, first Jews, then his friends, to ask the favor of Him that He would heal His servant. Wherefore in St. Luke we must supply from S. Matthew, that after his friends, the centurion himself, last of all, came to Christ, either for the sake of doing Him honor, or because of the urgency of the disease, and the imminent peril of death. This is the opinion of S. Chrysostom (Hom. 26), Theophylact, and Euthymius. Or you may suppose that the centurion is here said to have come to Christ, and besought and answered Him, not personally, but by his friends. This is the opinion of St. Augustine and Bede.

Aquinas Some think, as Chrysostom reports, that this official in the Gospel of John4:46-54 is the same as the centurion mentioned by Matthew (8:5). This is not so, for they differ in four ways. First, because the illness was not the same in each. The centurion was concerned with a paralytic, “My servant is lying paralyzed at home” (Mt 8:6); while this official’s son is suffering from a fever, yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. Secondly, those who are sick are not the same. In the first case, it was a servant, “my servant”; but now we have a son, as it says, whose son. Thirdly, what is requested is different. For when Christ wanted to go to the home of the centurion, the centurion discouraged him, and said: “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be healed” (Mt 8:8). But this official asked Christ to come to his house, Lord, come down before my child dies. Fourthly, the places are different. For the first healing took place at Capernaum, while this one is at Cana in Galilee. So this official is not the same as the centurion, but was from the household of Herod the Tetrarch, or some kind of a herald, or an official of the Emperor. (St. Thomas Aquinas Commentary on John)

Weaved Together Matthew 8:5 And when Jesus entered Capernaum, the servant of one of the chiefs was in an evil case, and he was precious to him, and he was at the point of death. Luke 7:3 And he heard of Jesus, and came to him with the elders of the Jews; and he besought him, and said, My Lord, my boy is laid in the house paralyzed, and he is suffering grievous torment. Luke 7:4b And the elders urgently requested of him, and said, He is worthy that this should be done unto him: Luke 7:5 for he loves our people, and he also built the synagogue, for us. Matthew 8:7 Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him. Matthew 8:8 That chief answered and said, My Lord, I am not worthy that my roof should shade you; but it suffices that you speak a word, and my lad shall be healed. Luke 7:8 And I also am a man in obedience to authority, having under my hand soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant that he do this, and he does it. Luke 7:9a And when Jesus heard that, he marveled at him, and turned and said unto the multitude that were coming with him, Matthew 8:10b Verily I say unto you, I have not found in Israel the like of this faith. Matthew 8:11 I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven: Matthew 8:12 but the children of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to that chief, Go your way; as you have believed, so shall it be unto you. Luke 7:10 And his lad was healed in that hour. And that chief returned to the house and found that sick servant healed.

Matthew 8

14 And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying, and was in a fit of a fever: 15 and he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose, and ministered to him. 16 And when evening came, they brought to him many that had devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word: and all that were ill at ease he cured: 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet saying, He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

Mark 1

29 And immediately going forth out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 And Simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith they tell him of her. 31 And coming near, he lifted her up taking her by the hand: and incontinent the ague left her, and she ministered unto them. 32 And when it was evening after sunset, they brought to him all that were ill at ease, and that had devils. 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he cured many that were vexed with divers diseases: and he cast out many devils, and he suffered not them to speak that they knew him.

Luke 4

38 And Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was held with a great fever: and they besought him for her. 39 And standing over her, he commanded the fever, and it left her. And incontinent rising, she ministered to them. 40 And when the sun was down, all that had diseased of sundry maladies, brought them to him. But he imposing hands upon everyone, cured them. 41 And devils went out from many, crying and saying, That you are the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, that they knew he was Christ.

Lapide We have here an inverted order of the narrative, for this miracle, and the other works of Christ which Matthew proceeds to relate, as far as the end of chap. 9 took place before the healing of the leper and the centurion’s servant, before, indeed, the Sermon on the Mount, as may be gathered from Mark 1:23 and 29, Luke 4:32 and 38, and, indeed, from St. Matthew himself. For the Sermon on the Mount was delivered in the hearing of the Twelve Apostles, and therefore of St. Matthew himself. Yet he relates his vocation subsequently to this, in 9:9. The reason is, that Matthew wished to give, at the commencement of Christ’s preaching, a summary of His doctrine, and then to relate in order His miracles, both those which He wrought before His sermon, and those which He wrought afterwards, in confirmation of His doctrine. The true order of the narrative is, then, as follows, as may be learnt by comparing Mark and Luke. After Christ had called Peter and Andrew from their fishing to follow Him, as Matthew relates (4:18), He entered into Capernaum. There He preached in the synagogue, and healed the demoniac. From there He proceeded to Peter’s house, and healed his mother-in-law. This miracle, therefore, and the others which follow to the end of chap. 9 ought, according to chronological sequence, to be inserted in chap. 4 immediately after ver. 22., which belonged to Peter and Andrew, as we find in St. Mark 1:29. This house, was at Bethsaida, the native place of Peter. (See John 1: 44.) Bethsaida was close to Capernaum, about half-an-hour’s journey. Or it may be that this was Peter’s wife’s mother’s house, and that she lived in Capernaum itself, and that Peter was wont to call in there. For Mark and Luke seem to intimate that this miracle was wrought in Capernaum. (Cornelius a Lapide Com. Mt)

Weaved Together Mark 1:29b And Jesus came to the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Luke 4:38c And Simon's wife's mother was oppressed with a great fever, and they besought him for her. Luke 4:39 And he stood over her and rebuked her fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and ministered to them. Matthew 8:16a And at even they brought to him many that had demons: and he cast out their devils with the  word. Luke 4:40b And all that had sick, their diseases being various and malignant, brought them unto him. And he laid his hand on them one by one  and healed them: Matthew 8:17 that that might be fulfilled which was said in the prophet Isaiah, who said, He takes our pains and bears our diseases. Mark 1:33 And all the city was gathered together unto the door of Jesus. Luke 4:41 And he cast out devils also from many, as they were crying out and saying, You are the Messiah, the Son of God; and he rebuked them. And he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him that he was the Lord the Messiah.

Matthew 8

18 And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, commanded to go beyond the water. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow you wheresoever you shall go. 20 And Jesus said to him, the foxes have holes, and the fouls of the air nests: but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head. 21 And another of his Disciples said to him, Lord permit me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

Mark 4

35 And he said to them in that day, when evening came; Let us pass over to the other side.

Luke 9

57 And it came to pass as they walked in the way, a certain man said to him, I will follow you wheresoever you go. 58 Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the air nests: but the Son of man has nowhere to repose his head. 59 But he said to another, Follow me. And he said, Lord, permit me first to go, and to bury my father. 60 And Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead: but you go, set forth the kingdom of God. 61 And another said, I will follow you Lord, but permit me first to take my leave of them that are at home. 62 Jesus said to him, No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back is apt for the kingdom of God.

McEvilly There is some apparent difference in the order in which the following events are recorded by SS. Mark, Luke, and Matthew. Interpreters are generally agreed that the arrangement adopted by St. Matthew is the correct one. The two other Evangelists describe these events as having taken place without any reference to the precise order in which they occurred. Indeed, the very form of expression used by them would clearly indicate, they meant to narrate the events as having occurred, sometime or other; while St. Matthew is particular in detailing the very order in which they occurred.

Weaved Together Matthew 8:18 And when Jesus saw great multitudes surrounding him, he commanded them to depart to the other side. And while they were going in the way, there came one of the scribes and said unto him, My Master, I will follow you wherever you go. Matthew 8:20 Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man has not a place in which to lay his head. Luke 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. And he said unto him, My Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Luke 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but you, follow me and preach the kingdom of God. Luke 9:61 And another said unto him, I will follow you, my Lord; but first suffer me to go and salute my household and come. Luke 9:62 Jesus said unto him, There is no one who puts his hand to the plough and looks behind him, and yet is fit for the kingdom of God.

Matthew 8

23 And when he entered into the boat, his Disciples followed him: 24 and lo a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he slept. 25 And they came to him, and raised him, saying, Lord, save us, we perish. 26 And he said to them, Why are you fearful O you of little faith? Then rising up he commanded the winds and the sea, and there ensued a great calm. 27 Moreover the men marveled saying, What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?

Mark 4

36 And dismissing the multitude, they take him so as he was in the boat: and there were other boats with him. 37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat so that the boat was filled. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the boat sleeping upon a pillow: and they raise him, and say to him, Master, does it not pertain to you that we perish? 39 And rising up he threatened the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm. 40 And he said to them, Why are you fearful? Neither yet have you faith? And they feared with great fear: and they said one to another, Who is this (do you think) that both wind and sea obey him?

Luke 8

22 And it came to pass one day: and he went up into a boat, and his Disciples, and he said to them, Let us go over the lake. And they launched forth. 23 And when they were sailing, he slept: and there fell a storm of wind into the lake, and they were filled, and were in danger. 24 And they came and raised him, saying, Master, we perish. But he rising rebuked the wind and the tempest of water and it ceased, and there was made a calm. 25 And he said to them, Where is your faith? Who fearing, marveled one to another, saying, Who is this, (do you think), that he commands both the winds and the sea, and they obey him?

St. Augustine “And when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea.” And so the story goes on, until we come to the words, “And He came into His own city.”(Mt 8:23-10:1) Those two narratives which are told by Matthew in continuous succession,—namely, that regarding the calm upon the sea after Jesus was roused from His sleep and had commanded the winds, and that concerning the persons who were possessed with the fierce devil, and who brake their bands and were driven into the wilderness,—are given also in like manner by Mark and Luke.(Mark 4:36 Luke 8:22-37) Some parts of these stories are expressed, indeed, in different terms by the different writers, but the sense remains the same. This is the case, for example, when Matthew represents the Lord to have said, “Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?”(Mt 8:26) while Mark’s version is, “Why are ye fearful? Is it that ye have no faith?”(Mark 4:40) For Mark’s word refers to that perfect faith which is like a grain of mustard seed; and so he, too, speaks in effect of the “little faith.” Luke, again, puts it thus: “Where is your faith?”(Luke 8:25) Accordingly, the whole utterance may perhaps have gone thus: “Why are ye fearful? Where is your faith, O ye of little faith?” And so one of them records one part, and another part, of the entire saying. The same may be the case with the words spoken by the disciples when they awoke Him. Matthew gives us: “Lord, save us: we perish.”(Mt 8:25) Mark has: “Master, carest Thou not that we perish?”(Mark 4:38) And Luke says simply, “Master, we perish.”(Luke 8:28) These different expressions, however, convey one and the same meaning on the part of those who were awaking the Lord, and who were wishful to secure their safety. Neither need we inquire which of these several forms is to be preferred as the one actually addressed to Christ. For whether they really used the one or the other of these three phraseologies, or expressed themselves in different words, which are unrecorded by any one of the evangelists, but which were equally well adapted to give the like representation of what was meant, what difference does it make in the fact itself? At the same time, it may also possibly have been the case that, when several parties in concert were trying to awake Him, all these various modes of expression had been used, one by one person, and another by another. In the same way, too, we may deal with the exclamation on the stilling of the tempest, which, according to Matthew, was, “What manner of man is this, that the winds and the sea obey Him?”(Mt 8:27) according to Mark, “What man, thinkest thou, is this, that both the wind and the sea obey Him?”(Mark 4:41) and according to Luke, “What man, thinkest thou, is this? for He commandeth both the winds and the sea, and they obey Him.” Who can fail to see that the sense in all these forms is quite identical? For the expression, “What man, thinkest thou, is this?” has precisely the same import with the other, “What manner of man is this?” And where the words” He commandeth “are omitted, it can at least be understood as a matter of course that the obedience is rendered to the person commanding.

Weaved Together And he said to them on that day in the evening, Let us go over to the other side of the lake; and he left the multitudes. And Jesus went up and sat in the ship, he and his disciples, and there were with them other ships. And there occurred on the sea a great tempest of whirlwind and wind, Luke 8:23c and the ship was on the point of sinking from the greatness of the waves. Mark 4:38a But Jesus was sleeping on a cushion in the stern of the ship; Matthew 8:25 and his disciples came and awoke him, and said unto him, Our Lord, save us; lo, we perish. Luke 8:24b And he rose, and rebuked the winds and the turbulence of the water, and said to the sea, Be still, for you are rebuked; Mark 4:39b and the wind was still, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are you thus 3afraid? And why have ye no faith? Luke 8:25b And they feared greatly. And they marveled, and said one to another, Who, think you, is this, who commands also the wind and the waves and the sea, and they obey him?

Matthew 8

28 And when he came beyond the water into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two that had devils, coming forth out of the sepulchers, exceedingly fierce, so that none could pass by that way. 29 And behold they cried saying, What is between us and you Jesus the Son of God? Are you come here to torment us before the time? 30 And there was not far from them a herd of many swine feeding. 31 And the devils besought him saying, If you cast us out, send us into the herd of swine. 32 And he said to them, Go.   But they going forth went into the swine, and behold the whole herd went with violence headlong into the sea: and they died in the waters. 33 And the swineherds fled: and coming into the city, told all, and of them that had been possessed of devils. 34 And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would pass from their quarters

Mark 5

1 And they came beyond the strait of the sea into the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And as he went out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the sepulchers a man in an unclean spirit, 3 that had his dwelling in the sepulchers, and neither with chains could any man now bind him. 4 For being often bound with fetters and chains, he had burst the chains, and broken the fetters, and nobody could tame him. And he was always day and night in the sepulchers and in the mountains, crying and cutting himself with stones: 6 and seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and adored him: 7 and crying with a great voice, said, What to me and you Jesus the Son of God Most High?  I adjure by God that you torment me not. 8 For he said unto him go out of the man you unclean spirit. 9 And he asked him, What is your name? And he said to him, My name is Legion: because we are many. 10 And he besought him much, that he would not expel him out of the country. 11 And there was there about the mountain a great herd of swine, feeding. 12 And the spirits besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13 And Jesus immediately granted unto them. And the unclean spirits going out, entered into the swine: and the herd with great violence was carried headlong into the sea, about two thousand, and were stifled in the sea. 14 And they that fed them, fled, and carried news into the city and into the fields. And they went forth to see what was done. 15 And they came to Jesus, and they saw him that was vexed of the devil, sitting clothed, and well in his wits: and they were afraid. 16 And they that had seen it, told them in what manner he had been dealt withal that had the devil: and of the swine. 17 And they began to desire him that he would depart from their coasts. 18 And when he went up into the boat, he that had been vexed of the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him, 19 and he admitted him not, but said to him, Go into your house to yours, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for you, and has had mercy upon you. 20 And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done to him: and all marveled.

Luke 8

26 And they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee. 27 And when he came forth to the land, there met him a certain man that had a devil now a very long time, and he did not wear clothes, neither did he tarry in house, but in the monuments. 28 And as he saw Jesus, he fell down before him: and crying out with a great voice, he said, What is to me and you, Jesus Son of God Most High: I beseech you do not torment me. 29 For he commanded the unclean spirit to go forth out of the man. For many times he caught him, and he was bound with chains, and kept with fetters: and breaking the bonds, was driven of the devil into the deserts. 30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? But he said Legion: because many devils were entered into him. 31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go into the depth. 32 And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they desired him that he would permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them. 33 The devils therefore went forth out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd with violence went headlong into the lake, and was stifled. 34 Which when the swineherds saw done, they fled: and told into the city and into the towns. 35 And they went forth to see that which was done: and they came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were gone forth, sitting at his feet, clothed, and well in his wits, and they were afraid. 36 And they also that had seen told them how he had been made whole from the legion. 37 And all the multitude of the country of the Gerasenes besought him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he going up into the boat, returned. 38 And the man out of whom the devils were departed, desired him that he might be with him. But Jesus dismissed him, saying, 39 Return into your house, and tell how great things God has done to you. And he went through the whole city, preaching how great things Jesus had done to him.

McEvilly Matthew has "Two” men. St. Mark v. 2 ; Luke viii. 29, without denying that there were two, speak only of one, either because this one was more remarkably fierce, and savage than the other—and Mark and Luke only meant to narrate the substance of what took place — or because only one fully appreciated the blessing conferred on him, and wished to follow our Divine Redeemer (Luke viii. 38). The two Evangelists describe the wretched condition of this demoniac, to show the malice of the demons, and the great power of our Lord.

Weaved Together Luke 8:26 And they departed and came to the country of the Gadarenes, which is on the other side, opposite the land of Galilee. Luke 8:27a And when he went out of the ship to the land, there met him from among the tombs a man who had a devil for a long time, and wore no clothes, neither dwelt in a house, but among the tombs. Mark 5:3b And no man was able to bind him with chains, Mark 5:4a because any time that he was bound with chains and fetters he cut the chains and loosened the fetters; Luke 8:29c and he was snatched away of the devil into the desert, and no man was able to quiet him; and at all times, in the night and in the day, he would be among the tombs and in the mountains; Matthew 8:28b and no man was able to pass by that way; Mark 5:5b and he would cry out and wound himself with stones. Mark 5:6 And when he saw Jesus at a distance, he hastened and worshipped him, and cried with a loud voice and said, What have we to do with you, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure you by God, torment me not. And Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man: and he had suffered a long time since the time when he came into captivity to it. Luke 8:30 And Jesus asked him, What is your name? He said unto him, Legion; for there had entered into him many devils. Luke 8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to depart into the depths. Luke 8:32 And there was there a herd of many swine, feeding in the mountain, and those devils besought him to give them leave to enter the swine; and he gave them leave. Luke 8:33 And the devils went out of the man and entered into the swine. Mark 5:13b And that herd hastened to the summit and fell down into the midst of the sea, about two thousand, and they were choked in the water. Luke 8:34 And when the keepers saw what happened, they fled, and told those in the cities and villages. Luke 8:35 And the people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man whose devils had gone out, clothed, modest, seated at the feet of Jesus; and they feared. Luke 8:36 And they reported what they saw, and how the man was healed who had a devil, Mark 5:16b and concerning those swine also.