Mark 5:12 “So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter…”

Mark 5:12

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

World English Bible

All the demons begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.”

American Standard Version

And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

Geneva Bible 1599

And all ye deuils besought him, saying, Send vs into the swine, that we may enter into them.

Darby Translation

and they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine that we may enter into them.

Young's Literal Translation

and all the demons did call upon him, saying, 'Send us to the swine, that into them we may enter;'

Bible in Basic English

And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

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Cross references

“And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.”

Job 1:10–12 2 Corinthians 2:11 1 Peter 5:8 Job 2:5 Luke 22:31 Luke 22:32

Job 1:10–12 · BSB

Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

2 Corinthians 2:11 · BSB

in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

1 Peter 5:8 · BSB

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Job 2:5 · BSB

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

Luke 22:31 · BSB

Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.

Luke 22:32 · BSB

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

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

In context

11There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

13He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.

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