Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

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Bible References

Legion

Matthew 26:53
Do you suppose I cannot appeal to my Father, and he would at once furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?
Mark 5:9
He asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "My name is Legion, for there are many of us."

Many

Luke 8:2
and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and sickness??ary, who was called Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons had been driven,
Matthew 8:29
And they suddenly screamed out, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"
Mark 16:9
Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.

General references

Matthew 8:31
And the demons entreated him, saying, "If you are going to drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs."
Acts 19:15
But the evil spirit answered, "I know Jesus, and I know of Paul, but who are you?"