Matthew 8:31

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So the demons begged Jesus, “If you force us out, please send us into those pigs!”

Cross References

Matthew 4:24

News about him spread all over Syria, and people with every kind of sickness or disease were brought to him. Some of them had a lot of demons in them, others were thought to be mad, and still others could not walk. But Jesus healed them all.

Matthew 7:6

Don't give to dogs what belongs to God. They will only turn and attack you. Don't throw pearls down in front of pigs. They will trample all over them.

Matthew 8:30

Not far from there a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Matthew 8:32

Jesus told them to go, and they went out of the men and into the pigs. All at once the pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

Mark 5:12

So the evil spirits begged Jesus, “Send us into those pigs! Let us go into them.”

Mark 5:7

He shouted, “Jesus, Son of God in heaven, what do you want with me? Promise me in God's name that you won't torture me!”

Revelation 12:12

The heavens should rejoice, together with everyone who lives there. But pity the earth and the sea, because the devil was thrown down to the earth. He knows his time is short, and he is very angry.”