{Rushed down the steep} (h(9372)m(8873)en kata tou kr(886d)nou). Down
from the cliff (ablative case) into the sea. Constative aorist
tense. The influence of mind on matter is now understood better
than formerly, but we have the mastery of the mind of the Master
on the minds of the maniacs, the power of Christ over the demons,
over the herd of hogs. Difficulties in plenty exist for those who
see only folk-lore and legend, but plain enough if we take Jesus
to be really Lord and Saviour. The incidental destruction of the
hogs need not trouble us when we are so familiar with nature's
tragedies which we cannot comprehend.