Luke 8:32

New Century Version

A large herd of pigs was feeding on a hill, and the demons begged Jesus to allow them to go into the pigs. So Jesus allowed them to do this.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:22

“The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?’ “The spirit answered, ‘I will go to Ahab’s prophets and make them tell lies.’ “So the Lord said, ‘You will succeed in tricking him. Go and do it.’ ”

Job 1:10

You have put a wall around him, his family, and everything he owns. You have blessed the things he has done. His flocks and herds are so large they almost cover the land.

Job 1:12

The Lord said to Satan, “All right, then. Everything Job has is in your power, but you must not touch Job himself.” Then Satan left the Lord’s presence.

Job 2:6

The Lord said to Satan, “All right, then. Job is in your power, but you may not take his life.”

Psalm 62:11

God has said this, and I have heard it over and over: God is strong.

Isaiah 65:4

They sit among the graves and spend their nights waiting to get messages from the dead. They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of soup made from meat that is wrong to eat.

Isaiah 66:3

But those people who kill bulls as a sacrifice to me are like those who kill people. Those who kill sheep as a sacrifice are like those who break the necks of dogs. Those who give me grain offerings are like those who offer me the blood of pigs. Those who burn incense are like those who worship idols. These people choose their own ways, not mine, and they love the terrible things they do.

Leviticus 11:7

Now the pig has a split hoof that is completely divided, but it does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

Matthew 7:6

“Don’t give holy things to dogs, and don’t throw your pearls before pigs. Pigs will only trample on them, and dogs will turn to attack you.

Luke 8:31

The demons begged Jesus not to send them into eternal darkness.

Luke 8:33

When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd ran down the hill into the lake and was drowned.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God. The man who turned me in to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

1 John 4:4

My dear children, you belong to God and have defeated them; because God’s Spirit, who is in you, is greater than the devil, who is in the world.

Revelation 20:7

When the thousand years are over, Satan will be set free from his prison.