Luke 8:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.”
Luke 8:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 8:31 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Luke 8:31 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Luke 8:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.”
Luke 8:31 — World English Bible
Luke 8:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.”
Luke 8:31 — American Standard Version
Luke 8:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,”
Luke 8:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 8:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.”
Luke 8:31 — Darby Translation
Luke 8:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they besought him, that he would not commaund them to goe out into the deepe.”
Luke 8:31 — Geneva Bible
Luke 8:31 in Context — Luke 8
29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
32 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.
33 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.
What Does Luke 8:31 Mean?
Luke 8:31 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free