Parallel Verses
Noyes New Testament
And they besought him not to command them to go away into the abyss.
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.
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.
Williams New Testament
Then they continued to beg Him not to order them to go off to 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 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him. 31 And they besought him not to command them to go away into the abyss. 32 Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; and they besought him to permit them to go into them. And he permitted them.
Cross References
Revelation 9:1-2
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fallen out of heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key of the pit of the abyss;
Matthew 25:41
Then will he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the everlasting fire, which is prepared for the Devil and his angels.
Luke 8:28
And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.
Philippians 2:10-11
that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and those on earth, and those under the earth,
Revelation 9:11
They have over them a king, the angel of the abyss, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek he hath for his name Apollyon.
Revelation 11:7
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss will make war against them, and will overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 17:8
The beast which thou sawest, was, and is not, and is to come up out of the abyss, and goeth into perdition; and they that dwell on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder, when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and yet will come.
Revelation 19:20
And the beast was seized and he who was with him, the false prophet who wrought the signs in his presence, with which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast, and who worshipped his image; the two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Revelation 20:1-3
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.
Revelation 20:14-15
And death and the underworld were cast into the lake of fire; this is the second death, the lake of fire.