The Gerasenes (των Γερασηνων). Like Lu 8:26 while Mt 8:28 has "the Gadarenes." The ruins of the village Khersa (Gerasa) probably p…

The country of the Gadarenes.—The better manuscripts give “Gerasenes,” some “Gergesenes.”

And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there m…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Those who were in the boat inquired among themselves, What manner of man is this? and now it…

Jesus now demonstrates his power over the forces of evil by casting out demons from a possessed man. Like the previous story, it reveals that Jesus…

And they came over unto the other side of the sea
Of Galilee, or Tiberias;

Some openly willful sinners are like this madman. The commands of the law are like chains and fetters, to restrain sinners from their wicked course…