Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"What is your name?" Jesus asked him. "Legion," he replied--because a great number of demons had entered into him;
New American Standard Bible
And Jesus asked him,
King James Version
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
Holman Bible
“Legion,”
International Standard Version
Jesus asked the man, "What's your name?"
A Conservative Version
And Jesus demanded him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion, because many demons were 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.
Amplified
Then Jesus asked him,
An Understandable Version
Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, " [My name is] 'Legion'" [Note: This word means a number consisting of between 5,000 and 6,000], for many evil spirits had entered the man.
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus asked him, saying: What is your name? He answered, Legion; for many demons had 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.
Common New Testament
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; because many demons had entered him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
upon Jesus's saying to him, what is your name? he answer'd, legion, (for many demons were enter'd into him.)
Darby Translation
And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: for many demons had entered into him.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said Legion; because many demons entered into him.
Goodspeed New Testament
And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion!" For many demons had gone into him.
John Wesley New Testament
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many devils had entered into him.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is the name to thee? And he said, Legion: for many demons came into him.
King James 2000
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many demons were entered into him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," because many demons had entered into him.
Modern King James verseion
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jesus asked him, saying, "What is thy name?" And he said, "Legion," because many devils were entered into him.
Moffatt New Testament
So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he said, for a number of daemons had entered him.
Montgomery New Testament
So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, "Legion" (for many demons had entered into him).
NET Bible
Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," because many demons had entered him.
New Heart English Bible
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," for many demons had entered into him.
Noyes New Testament
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jesus questioned him - What name hast thou? And, he, said - Legion! because many demons had entered into him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion: for many devils were entered into him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"What is your name?" Jesus asked. "Legion," he answered (for many demons had taken possession of him);
Webster
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.
Williams New Testament
So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, "Legion!" For many demons had gone into him.
World English Bible
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," for many demons had entered into him.
Worrell New Testament
And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," (because many demons entered into him).
Worsley New Testament
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion: because many demons were entred into him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jesus questioned him, saying, 'What is thy name?' and he said, 'Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,)
Themes
Evil » Confess Christ » Spirits, many
satanic Invasion » Of the man of gadara
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » The demoniacs in gadara (gerasa) healed
Jesus Christ » History of » Miracle of the swine (in gadara)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Throws demons out of two men of gadara (gerasa)
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 8:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Demon-Possessed Gerasene Healed
29 For already He had been commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. For many a time it had seized and held him, and they had repeatedly put him in chains and fetters and kept guard over him, but he used to break the chains to pieces, and, impelled by the demon, to escape into the Desert. 30 "What is your name?" Jesus asked him. "Legion," he replied--because a great number of demons had entered into him; 31 and they besought Him not to command them to be gone into the Bottomless Pit.
Cross References
Matthew 26:53
Or do you suppose I cannot entreat my Father and He would instantly send to my help more than twelve legions of angels?
Matthew 8:29
They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
Mark 5:9
Jesus also questioned him. "What is your name?" He said. "Legion," he replied, "for there are a host of us."
Mark 16:9
But He rose to life early on the first day of the week, and appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom He had expelled seven demons.
Luke 8:2
and certain women whom He had delivered from evil spirits and various diseases--Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons had come,