Luke 8:32

Now there was a great herd of swine feeding on the hillside, and the demons begged him to give them leave to enter them. He gave them leave.

Montgomery New Testament

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

31So they besought Jesus not to command them to go away into the abyss.

33The demons came out of the man, and entered into the swine; the herd rushed violently down over the cliff into the lake.

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Cross References

Mark 5:11Now there was on the hillside a great drove of swine feeding.

1 John 4:4My little children, you are of God and have conquered them; because he that is within you is greater than he that is in the world.

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 →

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