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Mark 5:11

9 “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”

10 And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.

There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

12 So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

13 He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.

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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.

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BSB
There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
KJV
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
WEB
Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.
ASV
Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.
DARBY
Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;
BLB
Now there was near the mountain a great herd of pigs feeding.
ÅB
Men det gikk en stor svineflokk og beitet der ved fjellet,
OTB
En stor flokk med griser beitet på den nærliggende høyden.
B1930
Men det gikk en stor svinehjord og beitet der ved fjellet,

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 66:3

    Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

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  • Leviticus 11:7–8

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

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  • Deuteronomy 14:8

    as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

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  • Matthew 8:30

    In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

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  • Luke 8:32

    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.

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  • Isaiah 65:4

    sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.

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