Matthew 8:32 (WEB)

Passage

He said to them, “Go!” They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.

Matthew 8:31 The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”

Matthew 8:32 He said to them, “Go!” They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.

Matthew 8:33 Those who fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.

Matthew 8:34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "came", "went", "herd", "pigs", "behold", and "whole". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "The demons begged him saying If you..." into verse 33's "Those who fed them fled and went...", so "said" and "came" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.