Matthew 8:31

And the deuelis preyeden hym, and seiden, If thou castist out vs fro hennes, sende vs in to the droue of swyne.

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In The King James Version

So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

In Context

30And not fer fro hem was a flocke of many swyne lesewynge.

32And he seide to hem, Go ye. And thei yeden out, and wenten in to the swyne; and loo! in a greet bire al the droue wente heedlyng in to the see, and thei weren deed in the watris.

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Cross References

Mark 5:12And the spiritis preieden Jhesu, and seiden, Sende vs into the swyn, that we entre in to hem.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:29-34

The Devils Cast Out of Two Men. 28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 30 And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding. 31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer… Read the whole commentary →

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