Matthew 8:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.””
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“So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the demons were calling on him, saying, `If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 8:31 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Mark 5:7And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
- Mark 5:12So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
- Luke 8:30“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
- Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
- Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
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