Matthew 8:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 8:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 8:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.””
Matthew 8:31 — World English Bible
Matthew 8:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 — American Standard Version
Matthew 8:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the demons were calling on him, saying, `If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'”
Matthew 8:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 8:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 — Darby Translation
Matthew 8:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the deuils besought him, saying, If thou cast vs out, suffer vs to goe into the heard of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 8:31 in Context — Matthew 8
29 Y he aquí clamaron, diciendo: ¿Qué tenemos contigo, Jesús, Hijo de Dios? ¿has venido acá á molestarnos antes de tiempo?
30 Y estaba lejos de ellos un hato de muchos puercos paciendo.
31 Y los demonios le rogaron, diciendo: Si nos echas, permítenos ir á aquel hato de puercos.
32 Y les dijo: Id. Y ellos salieron, y se fueron á aquel hato de puercos: y he aquí, todo el hato de los puercos se precipitó de un despeñadero en la mar, y murieron en las aguas.
33 Y los porqueros huyeron, y viniendo á la ciudad, contaron todas las cosas, y lo que había pasado con los endemoniados.
What Does Matthew 8:31 Mean?
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