Luke 8:31 “And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Aby…”

Luke 8:31

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

World English Bible

They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

American Standard Version

And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they besought him, that he would not commaund them to goe out into the deepe.

Darby Translation

And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.

Young's Literal Translation

and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

Bible in Basic English

And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.

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Cross references

“they”

Luke 8:28 Job 1:11 Job 2:5 Philippians 2:10 Philippians 2:11

Luke 8:28 · BSB

When the man 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 not to torture me!”

Job 1:11 · BSB

But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

Job 2:5 · BSB

But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

Philippians 2:10 · BSB

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Philippians 2:11 · BSB

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

“the deep”

Matthew 25:41 Revelation 19:20 Revelation 9:2 Revelation 20:2 Revelation 20:3 Revelation 20:14

Matthew 25:41 · BSB

Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Revelation 19:20 · BSB

But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive…

Revelation 9:2 · BSB

The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.

Revelation 20:2 · BSB

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Revelation 20:3 · BSB

And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

Revelation 20:14 · BSB

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

Also

Revelation 9:11 Revelation 11:7 Revelation 9:1–2 Revelation 17:8 Revelation 20:1–3

Revelation 9:11 · BSB

They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.

Revelation 11:7 · BSB

When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.

Revelation 9:1–2 · BSB

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.

Revelation 17:8 · BSB

The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation…

Revelation 20:1–3 · BSB

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

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

In context

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

32There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

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