Matthew 8:31
King James Version (KJV)
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
World English Bible (WEB)
The demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs."
Matthew 8:31 Cross References
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
