Matthew 8:31
So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
KJV
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἱ | hoi | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| δαίμονες | daimones | the demons | G1142 → |
| παρεκάλουν | parekaloun | were begging | G3870 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → |
| λέγοντες· | legontes | saying; | G3004 → |
| εἰ | ei | If | G1487 → |
| ἐκβάλλεις | ekballeis | You cast out | G1544 → |
| ἡμᾶς, | hēmas | us, | G3165 → |
| ἀπόστειλον | aposteilon | do send away | G649 → |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | us | G3165 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| ἀγέλην | agelēn | herd | G34 → |
| τῶν | tōn | <the> | G3588 → |
| χοίρων. | choirōn | of pigs. | G5519 → |
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