Luke 8:30 ““What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many d…”

Luke 8:30

“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

World English Bible

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered into him.

American Standard Version

And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he sayd, Legion, because many deuils were entred into him.

Darby Translation

And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: for many demons had entered into him.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jesus questioned him, saying, 'What is thy name?' and he said, 'Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,)

Bible in Basic English

And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.

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Cross references

“Legion”

Matthew 26:53 Mark 5:9

Matthew 26:53 · BSB

Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

Mark 5:9 · BSB

“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”

“many”

Luke 8:2 Matthew 8:29 Mark 16:9

Luke 8:2 · BSB

as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

Matthew 8:29 · BSB

“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Mark 16:9 · BSB

Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

31And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

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