Matthew 8:31 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the demons begged Him, If You drive us out, send us into the drove of hogs. American Standard Version (1901) And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. Common English Bible The demons pleaded with him, “If you throw us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the demons petitioned him, saying: "If you cast us from here, send us into the herd of swine." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine. |
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
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.
And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
and cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.