Matthew 8:31

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Matthew 8:31

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

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KJV

King James Version

So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

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WEB

World English Bible

The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And the demons were imploring Him, saying, “If You cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 8

²⁹ “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

³⁰ In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

³¹ So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

³² “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

³³ Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

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