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Matthew 8:31

Spiritual warfare

29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

30 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

32 “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

33 Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

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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
So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
KJV
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
WEB
The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”
ASV
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
DARBY
and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
BLB
And the demons were imploring Him, saying, “If You cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”
ÅB
og de onde åndene ba ham: «Dersom du driver oss ut, gi oss lov til å gå inn i svineflokken!
OTB
Demonene ba Ham, “Hvis Du driver oss ut, send oss inn i griseflokken.”
B1930
og de onde ånder bad ham: Dersom du driver oss ut, da gi oss lov til å fare inn i svinehjorden!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 20:1–2

    Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

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  • Mark 5:12

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

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  • Revelation 12:12

    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”

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  • Luke 8:30–33

    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

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  • Mark 5:7

    And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

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