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Matthew 8:29

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 29 And look! they screamed, saying: “What have we to do with you, Son of God?+ Did you come here to torment us+ before the appointed time?”+

Matthew 8:29

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 29 καὶ And ἰδοὺ look! ἔκραξαν they cried aloud λέγοντες saying Τί What ἡμῖν to us καὶ and σοί, to you, υἱὲ Son τοῦ of the θεοῦ; God? ἦλθες Did you come ὧδε here πρὸ before καιροῦ appointed time βασανίσαι to torment ἡμᾶς; us?

Matthew 8:29

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 29 And, look! they screamed, saying: “What have we to do with you,* Son of God?+ Did you come here to torment us+ before the appointed time?”+

Matthew 8:29

The Bible in Living English
- 29 and lo, they screamed out “What have we to do with you, Son of God? have you come here to torture us before it is time?”

Matthew 8:29

American Standard Version
- 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

Matthew 8:29

The Emphasized Bible
- 29 and lo! they cried aloud, saying, What have we in common with thee, O Son of God? Hast thou come hither before the right time to torment us?

Matthew 8:29

King James Version
- 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 8:29
  
  What have we to do with you, . . . ?: Or “What is there in common between us and you?” Literally translated, this rhetorical question reads: “What to us and to you?” This Semitic idiom is found in the Hebrew Scriptures (Jos 22:24; Jg 11:12; 2Sa 16:10; 19:22; 1Ki 17:18; 2Ki 3:13; 2Ch 35:21; Ho 14:8), and a corresponding Greek phrase is used in the Christian Greek Scriptures (Mt 8:29; Mr 1:24; 5:7; Lu 4:34; 8:28; Joh 2:4). The exact meaning may vary, depending on context. In this verse, it expresses hostility and repulsion, and some have suggested a rendering such as: “Do not bother us!” or “Leave us alone!” In other contexts, it is used to express a difference in viewpoint or opinion or to refuse involvement in a suggested action, without indicating disdain, arrogance, or hostility.—See study note on Joh 2:4.
  
  torment us: A related Greek term is used of “the jailers” at Mt 18:34, so in this context, the “torment” would seem to refer to a restraining or a confining to “the abyss” mentioned in the parallel account at Lu 8:31.