Matthew 8:28 (YLT)

Passage

And he having come to the other side, to the region of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming forth out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one was able to pass over by that way,

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:26 And he saith to them, `Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?' Then having risen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm;

Matthew 8:27 and the men wondered, saying, `What kind--is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

Matthew 8:28 And he having come to the other side, to the region of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming forth out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one was able to pass over by that way,

Matthew 8:29 and lo, they cried out, saying, `What--to us and to thee, Jesus, Son of God? didst thou come hither, before the time, to afflict us?'

Matthew 8:30 And there was far off from them a herd of many swine feeding,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "come", "other", "side", "region", "gergesenes", "demoniacs", and "coming". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "and the men wondered saying What kind--is..." into verse 29's "and lo they cried out saying What--to...", so "having" and "come" 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 "having" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.