Luke 8:31
And he begged Jesus not to command them to go away into the abyss.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
In Context
30Jesus then asked him, “What is yoʋr name?” He said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him.
Cross References
Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, “What do yoʋ have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg yoʋ, do not torment me.”
Revelation 9:1The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and the star was given the key to the pit of the abyss.
Revelation 11:7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will wage war against them, and overpower and kill them.
Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured, and so was the false prophet who was with him, who in his sight had performed the signs by which he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
Revelation 20:14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
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 →