Parallel Verses
Worsley New Testament
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion: because many demons were entred 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.
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).
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 He commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man; which had oftentimes seized him so violently, that tho' he was bound with chains and fetters, yet he broke the bands asunder, and was driven by the demon into those lonely places.) 30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion: because many demons were entred into him. 31 And they besought Him that He would not command them to go into the abyss:
Cross References
Matthew 26:53
dost thou think that I cannot now apply to my Father, and He will send me more than twelve legions of angels?
Matthew 8:29
and they cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus thou Son of God? Art Thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Mark 5:9
And He asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Mark 16:9
Now Jesus being risen early on the first day of the week appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven devils:
Luke 8:2
and some women that had been cured of evil spirits and other infirmities, as Mary Magdalene, out of whom were cast seven demons,