Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

“What is your name?” Jesus asked him.

“Legion,” he said—because many demons had entered him.

New American Standard Bible

And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him.

King James Version

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

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, “What is your name?” And he answered, “Legion”; because many demons had entered 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.

Weymouth New Testament

"What is your name?" Jesus asked him. "Legion," he replied--because a great number of 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,)

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

ἐπερωτάω 
Eperotao 
Usage: 55

him

Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

thy
σοί 
Soi 
thee, thou, thy, thine own, not tr
Usage: 113

ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162

And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

he said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

λεγεών 
Legeon 
Usage: 3

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

δαιμόνιον 
Daimonion 
Usage: 46

εἰσέρχομαι 
Eiserchomai 
enter, go, come in, go in, enter in, come, arise
Usage: 120

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

References

Context Readings

A Demon-Possessed Gerasene Healed

29 For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places. 30 “What is your name?” Jesus asked him.

“Legion,” he said—because many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged Him not to banish them to the abyss.


Cross References

Matthew 26:53

Or do you think that I cannot call on My Father, and He will provide Me at once with more than 12 legions of angels?

Matthew 8:29

Suddenly they shouted, “What do You have to do with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

Mark 5:9

“What is your name?” He asked him.

“My name is Legion,” he answered Him, “because we are many.”

Mark 16:9

[Early on the first day of the week, after He had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had driven seven demons.

Luke 8:2

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);

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