Luke 8:32

There was a large herd of pigs ◄grazing/rooting for food► on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus that he allow them to enter the pigs. So he did.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

31The demons kept begging Jesus that he would not command them to go into the deep place where God punishes demons.

33The demons left the man and entered the pigs. Then the herd of pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

Read all of Luke 8

Cross References

1 Kings 22:22Yahweh asked him, ‘How will you do it?’ The spirit replied, ‘I will go and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to tell lies.’ Yahweh said, ‘You will be successful; go and do it!’

Job 1:12Yahweh replied to Satan, “◄All right/Okay►, I will permit you to take away everything that he has. But do not harm him.” Then Satan left, and he prepared to cause many disastrous things to happen to Job.

Psalms 62:11I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who really has power,

Isaiah 66:3You have enjoyed continually doing the things that you want to do: Some of you slaughter oxen to sacrifice them to me, but you also bring human sacrifices to your idols! You sacrifice lambs to me, but you kill dogs to offer them to your gods. You offer grain to me, but you also bring pigs’ blood to your idols. You burn incense to me, but you also praise your idols. You enjoy doing those disgusting things.

Mark 5:11At the same time, a large herd of pigs was ◄grazing/rooting for food► nearby on the hillside.

1 John 4:4As for you who are very dear to me, you belong to God, and you have refused the false messages that those people teach, because God, who enables you to do what he wants, is ◄greater/more powerful► than ◄ Satan/the devil►, who enables ◄godless people/people who conduct their lives in a way that displeases God► [MTY].

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:23-40

Christ's Power over the Winds; Christ's Power over the Devils. 22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 8:32