8:28 耶穌既渡到那邊去，來到加大拉人的地方，就有兩個被鬼附的人從墳塋裡出來迎著他，極其凶猛，甚至沒有人能從那條路上經過。
8:29 他們喊著說：「上帝的兒子，我們與你有甚麼相干？時候還沒有到，你就上這裡來叫我們受苦嗎？」
8:30 離他們很遠，有一大群豬吃食。
8:31 鬼就央求耶穌，說：「若把我們趕出去，就打發我們進入豬群吧！」
8:32 耶穌說：「去吧！」鬼就出來，進入豬群。全群忽然闖下山崖，投在海裡淹死了。
8:33 放豬的就逃跑進城，將這一切事和被鬼附的人所遭遇的都告訴人。
8:34 合城的人都出來迎見耶穌，既見了就央求他離開他們的境界。
28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,[c] two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29 “What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
30 Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. 33 Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
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主耶穌和人的看法大大不同，人看重的是財物，而主耶穌看重的是人的價值。為何如此說呢？因為主耶穌情願用一大群豬來使兩個被鬼附的人可以得著正常，所以他允許鬼就出來，然後進入豬群！當然鬼入豬群，豬就抓狂而投入海裡淹死。
或許人會說這樣做值得嗎？那一群豬可是可以賣很多錢呢！但是人有上帝所賜永遠的靈魂，是照上帝的形像造的，不應被邪靈來折磨，這不僅對人不好，對上帝是不公平的！因為上帝造人本來是要成為愛的對象，要彰顯上帝榮耀，不是給魔鬼當僕役！
也因為這個緣故主耶穌道成肉身來到世界，讓我們透過信靠祂，接受祂為救主，祂就賜給我們權柄成為上帝的兒女，使我們得著聖靈為憑據，可以稱呼上帝為阿爸父！而上帝也在基督裡，賜給我們天上各樣屬靈的福氣！而這一切，上帝從創立世界以前藉由在基督裡揀選了我們，為我們預備好了！
讓我們為此來讚美上帝，將父上帝當得的榮耀歸給祂！
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