Matthew 8:32 Go.

Spoken to
audience

Spoken to two men possessed by "devils" after they asked to be tossing into swine.

KJV
NIV

Matthew 8:32 All right, go!

LISTENERS HEARD

Depart, [all of you]!

MY TAKE

Everything troubling our minds eventually passes.

GREEK (Each Word Explained Bottom of Page)
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For more on understanding "demons," you can read this article on the Greek word for "demon" and word that seem related words in Christian teaching or to this article on modern language equivalents.

 

 

# KJV TRANSLATION ISSUES
0
# NIV TRANSLATION ISSUES
1

IP - Inserted Phrase-- The phrase "all right" doesn't exist in the source.

EACH WORD of KJV

Go -- The term translated as "go" means "to lead under," "to go under," or "to depart." It means to bring under one's power and to lead on, and Jesus uses it to mean "go," but he often uses it to mean "go away" and "depart." It is a common word for Jesus to use in sending people away. Here it is in the 2nd person, plural in the form of a command. In English, we cannot see the number of people a simple command is aimed as so adding "all of you" captures additional information in the Greek verb.

EACH WORD of NIV

All right, -- (IP) There is nothing that can be translated as "all right" in the Greek source.

go! -- The term translated as "go" means "to lead under," "to go under," or "to depart." It means to bring under one's power and to lead on, and Jesus uses it to mean "go," but he often uses it to mean "go away" and "depart." It is a common word for Jesus to use in sending people away. Here it is in the 2nd person, plural in the form of a command. In English, we cannot see the number of people a simple command is aimed as so adding "all of you" captures additional information in the Greek verb.

COMPARISON: GREEK to KJV

Ὑπάγετε (2nd pl pres imperat act) "Go" is hypago, which means "to lead under," "to bring under," "to bring a person before judgment," "to lead on by degrees," "to take away from beneath," "to withdraw," "to go away," "to retire," "to draw off," and "off with you."

Unimportant Opinions and Imaginings

“What did you say to the men to drive out their demons,” I asked.
He smiled.
“Go!” he said.
“That was all?” I asked.
He nodded.

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