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Matthew 8:31 KJV
Matthew · chapter 8 · verse 31 · King James Version
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.Matthew 8:31 · King James Version
Matthew 8:31 in context
29And, 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?
30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
Key words (Strong's)
- besoughtparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- devilsdaimōna god, a goddess, an inferior deity, whether good or bad, in the NT, an evil spiritG1142 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- sufferepitrepōto turn to, transfer, commit, intrust, to permit, allow, give leaveG2010 →
- castekballōto cast out, drive out, to send out, with notion of violence, to drive out , to cast out…G1544 →
- awayaperchomaito go away, depart, to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his…G565 →
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