Matius 8:28

Healing the Gadarene Demoniacs

8:28 When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, ¹  two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

Matius 9:28

9:28 When ²  he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus ³  said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

Matius 13:54

13:54 Then ⁴  he came to his hometown ⁵  and began to teach the people ⁶  in their synagogue. ⁷  They ⁸  were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?

Matius 21:23

The Authority of Jesus

21:23 Now after Jesus ⁹  entered the temple courts, ¹⁰  the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority ¹¹  are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

[8:28]  ¹ tc The textual tradition here is quite complicated. A number of mss (B C [Δ] Θ al sy^s,p,h) read “Gadarenes,” which is the better reading here. Many other mss (א² L W Ë^1,13 Ï [sy^hmg] bo) have “Gergesenes.” Others (892^c latt sy^hmg sa mae) have “Gerasenes,” which is the reading followed in Luke 8:26. The difference between Matthew and Luke may be due to uses of variant regional terms.

[8:28]  sn The region of the Gadarenes would be in Gentile territory on the southeastern side of the Sea of Galilee across from Galilee. Luke 8:26 and Mark 5:1 record this miracle as occurring “in the region of the Gerasenes.” “Irrespective of how one settles this issue, for the [second and] Third Evangelist the chief concern is that Jesus has crossed over into Gentile territory, ‘opposite Galilee’” (J. B. Green, Luke [NICNT], 337). The region of Gadara extended to the Sea of Galilee and included the town of Sennabris on the southern shore – the town that the herdsmen most likely entered after the drowning of the pigs.

[9:28]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:28]  ³ tn Grk “to him, and Jesus.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[13:54]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

[13:54]  ⁵ sn Jesus’ hometown (where he spent his childhood years) was Nazareth, about 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Capernaum.

[13:54]  ⁶ tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:54]  ⁷ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23. Jesus undoubtedly took the opportunity on this occasion to speak about his person and mission, and the relation of both to OT fulfillment.

[13:54]  ⁸ tn Grk “synagogue, so that they.” Here ὥστε (Jwste) has not been translated. Instead a new sentence was started in the translation.

[21:23]  ⁹ tn Grk “he.”

[21:23]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the temple.”

[21:23]  ¹¹ tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.1