Matthew 8:31
Then the demons begged him,“If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
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- Mark 5:7 : 7 Then he cried out with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!”
- Mark 5:12 : 12 And the demonic spirits begged him,“Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.”
- Luke 8:30-33 : 30 Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him. 31 And they began to beg him not to order them to depart into the abyss. 32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them permission. 33 So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.
- Rev 12:12 : 12 Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them! But woe to the earth and the sea because the devil has come down to you! He is filled with terrible anger, for he knows that he only has a little time!”
- Rev 20:1-2 : 1 The Thousand Year Reign Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain. 2 He seized the dragon– the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan– and tied him up for a thousand years.
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- Mark 5:7-1812 verses93%
7 Then he cried out with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!”
8 (For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)
9 Jesus asked him,“What is your name?” And he said,“My name is Legion, for we are many.”
10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.
11 There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding.
12 And the demonic spirits begged him,“Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.”
13 Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.
14 Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
15 They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind– the one who had the“Legion”– and they were afraid.
16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.
17 Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
18 As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.
- Luke 8:26-3813 verses92%
26 Healing of a Demoniac So they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27 As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.
28 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!”
29 For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man.(For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)
30 Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him.
31 And they began to beg him not to order them to depart into the abyss.
32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them permission.
33 So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.
34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside.
35 So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
36 Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.
37 Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and left.
38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
- Matt 8:32-343 verses90%
32 And he said,“Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.
33 The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.
34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
- Matt 8:28-303 verses89%
28 Healing the Gadarene Demoniacs When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
29 They cried out,“Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
30 A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them.
- Mark 1:23-264 verses75%
23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
24 “Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are– the Holy One of God!”
25 But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!”
26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.
- Luke 4:33-353 verses74%
33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 “Ha! Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are– the Holy One of God.”
35 But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.
- Mark 5:2-32 verses74%
2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him.
3 He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
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41 Demons also came out of many, crying out,“You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
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22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”
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34 So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”
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34 But the Pharisees said,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”
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11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”
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39 So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
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15 But some of them said,“By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons!”
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29 Then he said to her,“Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
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15 So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.