31And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.


In Context

28 And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

29 For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

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

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

32 Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.

33 And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.

Luke 8:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:31"Legion," he replied, because many demons had gone into him. And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And they besought him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:31And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:31And they besought him, that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:31They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:31and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And they sought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.