Mark 5:11

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Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside.

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  • Lev 11:7-8 : 7 And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, completely split, it does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you. 8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.
  • Deut 14:8 : 8 And the pig, though it has divided hooves, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.
  • Isa 65:4 : 4 They sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; they eat the flesh of pigs, and their pots hold broth of impure things.
  • Isa 66:3 : 3 The one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; the one who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; the one who offers incense is like one who blesses an idol. They have chosen their own ways and their souls delight in their abominations.
  • Matt 8:30 : 30 A large herd of pigs was feeding at some distance from them.
  • Luke 8:32 : 32 A 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.

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  • Matt 8:28-34
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    28 When 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.

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

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

    31 The demons begged Him, 'If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.'

    32 He said to them, 'Go!' So they came out and went into the herd of pigs. Suddenly, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.

    33 Those tending the pigs ran off and went into the city. There, they reported everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

    34 Then the whole city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

  • Luke 8:26-35
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    26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee.

    27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed by demons. For a long time, this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but instead lived among the tombs.

    28 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!"

    29 For 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.

    30 Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had entered him.

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

    32 A 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.

    33 When 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.

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

    35 The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

  • Mark 5:12-18
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    12 The demons begged Him, 'Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them.'

    13 So He gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd—about two thousand in number—rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

    14 Those tending the pigs ran away and reported it in the town and the countryside. The people went out to see what had happened.

    15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, dressed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

    16 Those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and about the pigs.

    17 Then the people began to plead with Him to leave their region.

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

  • Mark 5:1-10
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    1 They arrived at the other side of the sea, in the region of the Gadarenes.

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

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

    4 He 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.

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

    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!'

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

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

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    15 So he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

    16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

  • 7 And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, completely split, it does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.

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

  • Luke 8:37-38
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    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,

  • 8 And the pig, though it has divided hooves, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

  • 2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

  • 11 He said to them, 'Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

  • 20 They brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground, rolled around, and foamed at the mouth.

  • 6 Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

  • 3 So He told them this parable, saying:

  • 29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

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

  • 39 So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

  • 25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.