Mark 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.”

Mark 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All the demons begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.””

Mark 5:12 — World English Bible

Mark 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. ”

Mark 5:12 — American Standard Version

Mark 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and all the demons did call upon him, saying, `Send us to the swine, that into them we may enter;'”

Mark 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine that we may enter into them. ”

Mark 5:12 — Darby Translation

Mark 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And all ye deuils besought him, saying, Send vs into the swine, that we may enter into them.”

Mark 5:12 — Geneva Bible

Mark 5:12 in Context — Mark 5

10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

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What Does Mark 5:12 Mean?

Mark 5:12 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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