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Luke 8:30–31

30 Jesus then asked him, What is your name?” And he said, h“Legion,” for many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into ithe abyss.

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Luke 8:30–31 — The New International Version (NIV)

30 Jesus asked him, What is your name?”

“Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31 And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

Luke 8:30–31 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. 31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

Luke 8:30–31 — New Living Translation (NLT)

30 Jesus demanded, What is your name?”

“Legion,” he replied, for he was filled with many demons. 31 The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit.

Luke 8:30–31 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

30 Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name?”

And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.

Luke 8:30–31 — New Century Version (NCV)

30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

He answered, “Legion,” because many demons were in him. 31 The demons begged Jesus not to send them into eternal darkness.

Luke 8:30–31 — American Standard Version (ASV)

30 And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him. 31 And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.

Luke 8:30–31 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

30 And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: for many demons had entered into him. 31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.

Luke 8:30–31 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” 

He answered, “Legion [Six Thousand].” (Many demons had entered him.) 31 The demons begged Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit. 

Luke 8:30–31 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Luke 8:30–31 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

30 Jesus then asked him, What is your name?” He said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. 31 They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss.

Luke 8:30–31 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

30 So Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered into him. 31 And they began imploring him that he would not order them to depart into the abyss.

Luke 8:30–31 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

“Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31 And they begged Jesus again and again not to order them to go into the Abyss.

Luke 8:30–31 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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

31 They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.


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