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Matthew 8:31

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— The demons [began] to entreat Him, saying, “If You [are going to] cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— So the demons besought him, saying, If thou expellest us, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and, the demons, began to beseech him, saying, If thou dost cast us out, send us away, into the herd of swine.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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;'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And the deuils besought him, saying, If thou cast vs out, suffer vs to goe into the heard of swine.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— So the deuils besought him, saying, If thou cast vs out, suffer vs to goe away into the herd of swine.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And the lunatics kept asking him, saying, If you are going to heal us, permit us to attack the herd of swine.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— Those demons, therefore, supplicated from him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And the demons entreated of him, and said: If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
So 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
devils 1142
{1142} Prime
δαίμων
daimon
{dah'-ee-mown}
From δαίω [[daio]] (to distribute fortunes); a demon or super natural spirit (of a bad nature).
besought 3870
{3870} Prime
παρακαλέω
parakaleo
{par-ak-al-eh'-o}
From G3844 and G2564; to call near, that is, invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation).
z5707
<5707> Grammar
Tense - Imperfect (See G5775)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 855
him, 846
{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
saying, 3004
{3004} Prime
λέγω
lego
{leg'-o}
A primary verb; properly to 'lay' forth, that is, (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean.
z5723
<5723> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 2549
If 1487
{1487} Prime
εἰ
ei
{i}
A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.
thou cast y1544
[1544] Standard
ἐκβάλλω
ekballo
{ek-bal'-lo}
From G1537 and G0906; to eject (literally or figuratively).
z0
<0000> Grammar
The original word in the Greek or Hebrew is translated by more than one word in the English. The English translation is separated by one or more other words from the original.
us y2248
[2248] Standard
ἡμᾶς
hemas
{hay-mas'}
Accusative plural of G1473; us.
out, 1544
{1544} Prime
ἐκβάλλω
ekballo
{ek-bal'-lo}
From G1537 and G0906; to eject (literally or figuratively).
z5719
<5719> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 3019
x2248
(2248) Complement
ἡμᾶς
hemas
{hay-mas'}
Accusative plural of G1473; us.
suffer 2010
{2010} Prime
ἐπιτρέπω
epitrepo
{ep-ee-trep'-o}
From G1909 and the base of G5157; to turn over (transfer), that is, allow.
z5657
<5657> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Imperative (See G5794)
Count - 376
us 2254
{2254} Prime
ἡμῖν
hemin
{hay-meen'}
Dative plural of G1473; to (or for, with, by) us.
to go away 565
{0565} Prime
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
{ap-erkh'-om-ahee}
From G0575 and G2064; to go off (that is, depart), aside (that is, apart) or behind (that is, follow), literally or figuratively.
z5629
<5629> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Infinitive (See G5795)
Count - 454
into 1519
{1519} Prime
εἰς
eis
{ice}
A primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases.
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
herd 34
{0034} Prime
ἀγέλη
agele
{ag-el'-ay}
From G0071 (compare G0032); a drove.
of swine. 5519
{5519} Prime
χοῖρος
choiros
{khoy'-ros}
Of uncertain derivation; a hog.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Matthew 8:28-34.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Matthew 8:28-34.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 8:31

He said, Go — A word of permission only, not command.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Mark 5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Mark 5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
Luke 8:30-33 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. ... Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, [ye] heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Revelation 20:1-2 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. ... And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
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