King James Version
Matthew 8:33 in the King James Version says “And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the poss...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.”
Matthew 8:33 · KJV
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“them fled”
G5343to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“went their ways”
G565to go off (i.e., depart), aside (i.e., apart) or behind (i.e., follow), literally or figuratively
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“what was befallen to the possessed of the devils”
G1139to be exercised by a daemon
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