Matthew 8:31
“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 8:31 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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)English
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
and the foul spirits began begging Jesus: “If you drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Dämonen aber baten ihn und sprachen: Wenn du uns austreibst, so sende uns in die Herde Schweine.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y los demonios le rogaron, diciendo: Si nos echas, permítenos ir á aquel hato de puercos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E os demônios rogaram-lhe, dizendo: Se nos expulsares, manda-nos entrar naquela manada de porcos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os demônios imploravam a Jesus dizendo: "Se nos expulsares, manda-nos para aquela manada de porcos".
📖 Matthew 8:31 in Context
29And, 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?
30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32And 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.
33And 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.
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