Luke 8:30

God's Word

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He answered, “Legion [Six Thousand].” (Many demons had entered him.)

Cross References

Matthew 26:53

Don’t you think that I could call on my Father to send more than twelve legions of angels to help me now?

Matthew 4:24

The news about Jesus spread throughout Syria. People brought him everyone who was sick, those who suffered from any kind of disease or pain. They also brought epileptics, those who were paralyzed, and people possessed by demons, and he cured them all.

Matthew 8:29

They shouted, “Why are you bothering us now, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before it is time?”

Mark 16:9

After Jesus came back to life early on Sunday, he appeared first to Mary from Magdala, from whom he had forced out seven demons.

Mark 5:9

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He told Jesus, “My name is Legion [Six Thousand], because there are many of us.”

Luke 8:2

Also, some women were with him. They had been cured from evil spirits and various illnesses. These women were Mary, also called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;

Luke 8:29

Jesus ordered the evil spirit to come out of the man. (The evil spirit had controlled the man for a long time. People had kept him under guard. He was chained hand and foot. But he would break the chains. Then the demon would force him to go into the desert.)