Matthew 8:31 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

The demons begged Jesus, "If you're going to force us out, send us into that herd of pigs."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

BBE:

And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.

DBY:

and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

ERV:

And the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

WEY:

So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."

WBS:

So the demons besought him, saying, If thou expellest us, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

WEB:

The demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs."

YLT:

and the demons were calling on him, saying, 'If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'

Matthew 8:31 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 8:30 Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.

Matthew 8:32 And He said to them, "Go!" And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

8:31 Suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. Why this request we do not know; perhaps it was malicious; perhaps to have an animal habitation.

WES:

8:31 He said, Go - A word of permission only, not command.

MHC:

8:28-34 The devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Saviour; they neither have, nor hope for any benefit from him. Oh the depth of this mystery of Divine love; that fallen man has so much to do with Christ, when fallen angels have nothing to do with him! Heb 2:16. Surely here was torment, to be forced to own the excellence that is in Christ, and yet they had no part in him. The devils desire not to have any thing to do with Christ as a Ruler. See whose language those speak, who will have nothing to do with the gospel of Christ. But it is not true that the devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Judge; for they have, and they know it, and thus it is with all the children of men. Satan and his instruments can go no further than he permits; they must quit possession when he commands. They cannot break his hedge of protection about his people; they cannot enter even a swine without his leave. They had leave. God often, for wise and holy ends, permits the efforts of Satan's rage. Thus the devil hurries people to sin; hurries them to what they have resolved against, which they know will be shame and grief to them: miserable is the condition of those who are led captive by him at his will. There are a great many who prefer their swine before the Saviour, and so come short of Christ and salvation by him. They desire Christ to depart out of their hearts, and will not suffer his word to have place in them, because he and his word would destroy their brutish lusts, those swine which they give themselves up to feed. And justly will Christ forsake all that are weary of him; and say hereafter, Depart, ye cursed, to those who now say to the Almighty, Depart from us.

CONC:

Begged Besought Calling Cast Demons Devils Drive Drivest Entreat Entreated Evil Expellest Forth Herd Permit Pigs Prayers Saying Spirits Strong Suffer Swine

Begged Besought Cast Demons Devils Drive Drivest Entreat Entreated Evil Herd Jesus Permit Pigs Prayers Spirits Strong Suffer Swine

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