Luke 8:32

32 A large herd of pigs was feeding on a hill, and the demons begged Jesus to allow them to go into the pigs. So Jesus allowed them to do this.

Luke 8:32 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:32

And there was there an herd of many swine
About two thousand, ( Mark 5:13 ) ,

Feeding on the mountain;
(See Gill on Mark 5:11)

And they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them;
which they could not do, without his leave: and he suffered them: (See Gill on Mark 5:12) (See Gill on Mark 5:13)

Luke 8:32 In-Context

30 Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He answered, "Legion," because many demons were in him.

31 The demons begged Jesus not to send them into eternal darkness.

32 A large herd of pigs was feeding on a hill, and the demons begged Jesus to allow them to go into the pigs. So Jesus allowed them to do this.

33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd ran down the hill into the lake and was drowned.

34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and told about this in the town and the countryside.