Luke 8:32

32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission.

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Luke 8:32 in Other Translations

KJV

32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

ESV

32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.

NLT

32 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs. So Jesus gave them permission.

MSG

32 A large herd of pigs was browsing and rooting on a nearby hill. The demons begged Jesus to order them into the pigs. He gave the order.

CSB

32 A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

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)

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 8:32 In-Context

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

31 And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission.

33 When the demons came out of the man, they 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,

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Luke 8:32 in Other Translations

Luke 8:32 Meaning and Commentary

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