Luke 8:33
31 And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
32 There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
35 So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
- KJV
- Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
- WEB
- The demons came out of the man and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
- ASV
- And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.
- DARBY
- And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake, and were choked.
- BLB
- And the demons, having gone out from the man, entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
- ÅB
- Så fór da de onde ånder ut av mannen og inn i svinene; og flokken styrtet seg ut over stupet ned i sjøen og druknet.
- OTB
- Da demonene forlot mannen, gikk de inn i svinene, og flokken styrtet seg ned den bratte skråningen i sjøen og druknet.
- B1930
- Så fór da de onde ånder ut av mannen og inn i svinene; og hjorden styrtet sig ut over stupet ned i sjøen og druknet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 8:22–23
One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
Read in contextRevelation 9:11
They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
Read in context1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Read in contextJohn 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
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