Mark 5:11 “There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.”

Mark 5:11

There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

World English Bible

Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.

American Standard Version

Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.

Geneva Bible 1599

Now there was there in the mountaines a great heard of swine, feeding.

Darby Translation

Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;

Young's Literal Translation

And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,

Bible in Basic English

Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.

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Cross references

“herd”

Deuteronomy 14:8 Isaiah 65:4 Isaiah 66:3 Matthew 8:30 Luke 8:32 Leviticus 11:7

Deuteronomy 14:8 · BSB

as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

Isaiah 65:4 · BSB

sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.

Isaiah 66:3 · BSB

Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is li…

Matthew 8:30 · BSB

In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Luke 8:32 · BSB

There 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.

Leviticus 11:7 · BSB

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

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

In context

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

12So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

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