Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Then they continued to beg Him not to order them to go off to the bottomless pit.
New American Standard Bible
They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into
King James Version
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
Holman Bible
And they begged Him not to banish them to the abyss.
International Standard Version
He answered, "Legion," because many demons had gone into him. Then the demons began begging Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.
A Conservative Version
And they entreated him that he would not command them to to out into the abyss.
American Standard Version
And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.
Amplified
They continually begged Him not to command them to go into the abyss.
An Understandable Version
And the evil spirits begged Jesus not to require them to go away into the "pit" [Note: This appears to be the place reserved for the devil and his evil spirits. See Rev. 9:1-11; 20:1-3].
Anderson New Testament
And they be sought him, that he would not command them to -go away into the abyss.
Bible in Basic English
And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.
Common New Testament
And they begged him repeatedly not to command them to go into the Abyss.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and they entreated him not to condemn them to the abyss.
Darby Translation
And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.
Godbey New Testament
And he continued to intreat Him that He should not command them to depart into the abyss.
Goodspeed New Testament
And they begged him not to order them off to the bottomless pit.
John Wesley New Testament
And they besought him, that he would not command them to go into the abyss.
Julia Smith Translation
And he besought him that he would not command him to go away into the abyss.
King James 2000
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the abyss.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they began imploring him that he would not order them to depart into the abyss.
Modern King James verseion
And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they besought him, that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
Moffatt New Testament
And they begged him not to order them off to the abyss.
Montgomery New Testament
So they besought Jesus not to command them to go away into the abyss.
NET Bible
And they began to beg him not to order them to depart into the abyss.
New Heart English Bible
They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.
Noyes New Testament
And they besought him not to command them to go away into the abyss.
Sawyer New Testament
And he besought him not to command them to go into the abyss.
The Emphasized Bible
And they were beseeching him that he would not order them, into the abyss, to depart.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he besought him that he would not order them to go into the abyss.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the demons begged Jesus not to order them away into the bottomless pit.
Webster
And they besought him, that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
Weymouth New Testament
and they besought Him not to command them to be gone into the Bottomless Pit.
World English Bible
They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.
Worrell New Testament
And they were entreating Him, that He would not command them to go away into the abyss.
Worsley New Testament
And they besought Him that He would not command them to go into the abyss:
Youngs Literal Translation
and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,
Themes
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)
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 8:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Demon-Possessed Gerasene Healed
30 So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, "Legion!" For many demons had gone into him. 31 Then they continued to beg Him not to order them to go off to the bottomless pit. 32 Now there was a large drove of hogs feeding there on the hillside. So they begged Him to let them go into those hogs. And He let them do so.
Cross References
Revelation 9:1-2
Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky upon the earth. To this angel the key to the pit of the abyss was given,
Matthew 25:41
"Then He will say to those at His left, 'Be gone from me, you who are now cursed, to the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Luke 8:28
When he saw Jesus, he screamed and flung himself down before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"
Philippians 2:10-11
so that in the name of Jesus everyone should kneel, in heaven, on earth, and in the underworld,
Revelation 9:11
They had over them as king the angel of the abyss; in Hebrew he is called Abaddon, in Greek, Apollyon.
Revelation 11:7
Then, when they have finished testifying, the wild beast that is coming up out of the abyss will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,
Revelation 17:8
The wild beast that you saw, once was but now is no more; he is going to come up out of the abyss, but he is going to be destroyed. The inhabitants of the earth, whose names from the foundation of the world have not been written in the book of life, will be astonished when they see that the wild beast once was but now is no more, and yet is to come.
Revelation 19:20
Then the wild beast was captured and with him the false prophet who performed wonders in his presence, by which he led astray those who let the mark of the wild beast be put on them and worshiped his statue. Both of them were hurled alive into the fiery lake that burns with brimstone.
Revelation 20:1-3
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Revelation 20:14-15
Then death and the underworld were hurled into the fiery lake, This is the second death -- the fiery lake.