Matthew 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.

Matthew 16:13

Peter’s Confession

16:13 When ²  Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, ³  he asked his disciples, ⁴  “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

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.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ map For location see Map1-C1; Map2-F4.

⁴ tn Grk “he asked his disciples, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has been left untranslated.