Matthew 8:30
| Matthew 8:30 | |
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← 8:29 8:31 → | |
 "Herd of Swine" by Charles-Émile Jacque (1868) | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 8:30 is the 30th verse in the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Content
[edit | edit source]In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, Textus Receptus and Byzantine Majority, this verse is:
- Ἦν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.
For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 8:30.
Analysis
[edit | edit source]This verse is a part of the narrative to show Jesus' authority and his relationship to the Gentiles (cf. Matthew 8:5–13). The location in the Decapolis and the fact that swine are being raised nearby indicate a non-Jewish area, along the east coast of the Sea of Galilee where the population was mixed.[1] The Jews do not eat pork, but Roman soldiers did, so the swine may have been kept to supply the food for the Roman 'legion'.[2] Augustus was reported to have said that 'it was better to be "Herod's swine than son"',[3] seemingly implying that Herod did keep swine herds on his estates, perhaps for supplying the Romans.[2] The scene with pigs in the passage provides irony and humor which are familiar to Matthew's Jewish audience.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Allison 2007, p. 857.
- ^ a b Ellicott, C. J. (Ed.) (1905). Ellicott's Bible Commentary for English Readers. Matthew 8. London : Cassell and Company, Limited, [1905-1906] Online version: (OCoLC) 929526708. Accessed 28 April 2019.
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- ^ Coogan 2007, p. 19 New Testament.
Sources
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| Preceded by Matthew 8:29 |
Gospel of Matthew Chapter 8 |
Succeeded by Matthew 8:31 |