And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
The people who witnessed everything went around telling everyone exactly what happened to the guy who had been demon-possessed, and they also shared all the details about what went down with the pigs.
When God shows up and changes someone's life, people can't help but talk about it.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, this verse is part of the story where Jesus travels to the region of the Gerasenes and encounters a man tormented by demons. The witnesses are describing how Jesus cast the demons out of the man and into a herd of pigs, which then rushed into the sea and drowned. This event highlights the cultural mix in that area, where pigs were raised by Gentiles, contrasting with Jewish laws that considered them unclean.
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