Luke 8:32

The Passion Translation

On the hillside nearby, there was a large herd of pigs, and the demons pleaded with Jesus, “Let us enter into the pigs.”

Cross References

Psalm 62:11

God said to me once and for all, “All the strength and power you need flows from me!” And again I heard it clearly said,

Isaiah 65:4

They sit inside tombs and spend the night in secret caves. They eat pork and their pots are polluted with the broth of unclean meat.

Isaiah 66:3

But the one who offers a bull with no humility is like one who kills a man. The one who offers a lamb without contrition is like one who breaks a dog’s neck. The one who brings grain offerings with no heart-purity is like one who offers pig’s blood! The one who offers incense with no sincerity is like one who kisses an idol! They have all chosen their own way, not mine, and they take delight in these disgusting things!

Matthew 7:6

“Who would hang earrings on a dog’s ear or throw pearls in front of wild pigs? They’ll only trample them under their feet and then turn around and tear you to pieces!

Luke 8:31

We beg you, don’t banish us into the Abyss!”

Luke 8:33

So Jesus ordered all the “mob” of demons to come out of the man and enter the pigs. The crazed herd of swine stampeded over the cliff into the lake and all of them drowned.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. This is why the one who betrayed me is guilty of an even greater sin.”

1 John 4:4

Little children, you can be certain that you belong to God and have conquered them, for the One who is living in you is far greater than the one who is in the world.

Revelation 20:7

After the thousand years are over, Satan will be let loose from his prison