Matthew 8:31 - Easy To Read Version

³¹ The demons {\cf2\super [99]} begged Jesus, “If you make us leave these men, please send us into that herd of pigs.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ 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

³¹ And the demons begged Him, If You drive us out, send us into the drove of hogs.

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

Common English Bible

³¹ The demons pleaded with him, “If you throw us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ 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

³¹ And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.

Matthew 8:31 Cross References

Matthew 4:24

The news about Jesus spread all over Syria. And people brought all the sick people to Jesus. These sick people were suffering from different kinds of diseases and pain. Some people were suffering with very bad pain, some people had demons {\cf2\super [55]} inside them, some people were epileptics, {\cf2\super [56]} and some people were paralyzed (crippled). Jesus healed all these people.

Matthew 7:6

“Don’t give holy things to dogs. They will only turn and hurt you. And don’t throw your pearls to pigs. They will only step on them.

Matthew 8:30

Near that place there was a large herd of pigs feeding.

Matthew 8:32

Jesus said to them, “Go!” So the demons {\cf2\super [100]} left those men and went into the pigs. Then the whole herd of pigs ran down the hill and into the lake. All the pigs drowned in the water.

Mark 5:12

The evil spirits begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs. Let us go into them.”

Revelation 12:12

So be happy you heavens and all who live there! But it will be bad for the earth and sea, because the devil has gone down to you! The devil is filled with anger. He knows he doesn’t have much time.”