Jesus replied to them, “Go [ahead].” And they came out [of the man] and entered the hogs, and suddenly the entire herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned in the water [below].
Luke 8:33 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Then the evil spirits went out of the man and entered the hogs. The herd [immediately] rushed down the cliff into the lake and was drowned. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the demons came out of the man and entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep cliff into the lake and were drowned. American Standard Version (1901) And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned. Common English Bible and the demons left the man and entered the pigs. The herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the demons departed from the man, and they entered into the swine. And the herd rushed violently down a precipice into the lake, and they were drowned. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The devils therefore went out of the man, and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were stifled. |
Jesus replied to them, “Go [ahead].” And they came out [of the man] and entered the hogs, and suddenly the entire herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned in the water [below].
Now it happened while Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Genneseret [i.e., Lake Galilee] that the crowd was pushing closer to Him to hear God’s message.
Now a herd of many [wild (?)] hogs was grazing on a [nearby] mountain, so the evil spirits begged Jesus to give them permission to enter [the bodies of] the hogs. So, He gave them permission [to do it].
And when those who had been grazing the hogs saw what had happened, they ran and told it in the town and [around] the country.
You belong to your father the devil, and you are [always] wanting to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the [very] beginning [Note: This is probably a reference to Satan’s influence on Adam, Eve and Cain in the Garden of Eden] and does not stand for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he only speaks what is part of his nature, because he is a liar and the father of [all] liars.
Be sensible and alert; your enemy the devil is prowling around like a roaring [i.e., hungry] lion looking for someone to [kill and] eat.
They had a king over them who was the angel of the deep pit [See verses 1-2]. His name in Hebrew was “Abaddon,” and in Greek it was “Apollyon” [Note: These words both mean “Destroyer”].