Matthew 8:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 8:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 8:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.””
Matthew 8:31 — World English Bible
Matthew 8:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. ”
Matthew 8:31 — American Standard Version
Matthew 8:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;'”
Matthew 8:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 8:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. ”
Matthew 8:31 — Darby Translation
Matthew 8:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the deuils besought him, saying, If thou cast vs out, suffer vs to goe into the heard of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 8:31 in Context — Matthew 8
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
What Does Matthew 8:31 Mean?
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