Luke 8:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, "What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!"

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of God most high? I beg you, torment me not.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    When he sawe Iesus he cryed and fell doune before him and with a loude voyce sayde: What have I to do with the Iesus the sonne of the God moost hyest? I beseche the torment me not.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles wha he sawe Iesus, he cried, and fell downe before him, and cried loude, & sayde: What haue I to do with the Iesus, thou sonne of the Hyest God? I beseke the, that thou wilt not tormete me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when he sawe Iesus, he cryed out and fell downe before him, and with a loude voyce sayd, What haue I to doe with thee, Iesus the Sonne of God the most High? I beseech thee torment me not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When he sawe Iesus, and had cryed, he fell downe before hym, and with a loude voyce sayde: What haue I to do with thee Iesus, thou sonne of God most hyest? I beseche thee torment me not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torment me!"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and having seen Jesus, and having cried out, he fell before him, and with a loud voice, said, `What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beseech thee, mayest thou not afflict me!'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torment me!"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not torment me!”

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 8:29 : 29 Suddenly they shouted, 'What do You want with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the appointed time?'
  • Mark 1:24-27 : 24 'What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!' 25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silent, and come out of him!' 26 The unclean spirit convulsed the man, and with a loud cry, it came out of him. 27 The people were all amazed, so they began to question each other: 'What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.'
  • Mark 5:6-8 : 6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him. 7 Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!' 8 For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!'
  • Luke 4:33-36 : 33 In the synagogue, there was a man with a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice, 34 The demon shouted, 'What do we have to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!' 35 But Jesus rebuked it, saying, 'Be silent and come out of him.' Then the demon threw the man to the ground in their midst, but it came out of him without harming him. 36 Everyone was amazed, and they said to one another, 'What is this message? With authority and power He commands unclean spirits, and they come out!'
  • Luke 8:37-38 : 37 Then the whole crowd from the region of the Gadarenes begged Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with great fear. So He got into the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
  • Acts 16:16-18 : 16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a servant girl who had a spirit of divination. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, shouting, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!' 18 She kept doing this for many days. Finally, Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, 'I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.' And it came out that very moment.
  • Jas 2:19 : 19 You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!
  • 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned but cast them into hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment,
  • 1 John 3:8 : 8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this reason: to destroy the works of the devil.
  • Rev 20:1-3 : 1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
  • Rev 20:10 : 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  • Isa 27:1 : 1 On that day, the LORD will punish with his fierce, great, and strong sword Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, Leviathan, the twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that is in the sea.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    2As Jesus stepped out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs to meet Him.

    3This man lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore, not even with chains.

    4He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

    5Night and day, he would cry out among the tombs and in the mountains, cutting himself with stones.

    6When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him.

    7Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!'

    8For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!'

    9Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' He replied, 'My name is Legion, for we are many.'

    10And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

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    28When He arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out from the tombs to meet Him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

    29Suddenly they shouted, 'What do You want with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the appointed time?'

    30A large herd of pigs was feeding at some distance from them.

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  • Luke 8:26-27
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    26They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee.

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    29For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

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    31And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the abyss.

    32A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

    33When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

    34When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported it in the town and countryside.

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    33In the synagogue, there was a man with a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice,

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    35But Jesus rebuked it, saying, 'Be silent and come out of him.' Then the demon threw the man to the ground in their midst, but it came out of him without harming him.

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    23Just then, in their synagogue, there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

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    38A man in the crowd called out, 'Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.'

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    18As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with Him.

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    41Demons also came out of many people, crying out, 'You are the Son of God!' But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

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    38He cried out, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'

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    47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'

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