Matthew 8:33Those who fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
The setting
Pig herders running in terror toward Gadara (modern Umm Qais, Jordan), breathless, telling everyone about the impossible thing they just witnessed...
The emotion here: amazed at how ordinary people became messengers of extraordinary power
The original word
apēngeilan (ἀπήγγειλαν) — announced, proclaimed as heralds announce royal news
Why it matters
Gadara was a wealthy Greco-Roman city with theaters and baths - very different from Jewish villages
Read with care
What most readers miss in Matthew 8:33
These weren't believers - they were just hired hands, yet they became the first evangelists to this Gentile region
Common misconceptionPeople think only 'spiritual' people can share the Gospel, but these were pagan pig farmers who just told what they saw.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Matthew 8:33
Bible Genome reading
Matthew 8:33 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Matthew 8:33 comes from the book of Matthew, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Matthew. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fear, witness, economic loss. Notable phrases: those who fed them fled; told everything; possessed with demons.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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