Matthew 8:31
Matthew 8:28-31 The Message (MSG)
They landed in the country of the Gadarenes and were met by two madmen, victims of demons, coming out of the cemetery. The men had terrorized the region for so long that no one considered it safe to walk down that stretch of road anymore. Seeing Jesus, the madmen screamed out, “What business do you have giving us a hard time? You’re the Son of God! You weren’t supposed to show up here yet!” Off in the distance a herd of pigs was grazing and rooting. The evil spirits begged Jesus, “If you kick us out of these men, let us live in the pigs.”
Matthew 8:31 King James Version (KJV)
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Matthew 8:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 New Century Version (NCV)
The demons begged Jesus, “If you make us leave these men, please send us into that herd of pigs.”
Matthew 8:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
Matthew 8:31 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
The demons begged Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’
Matthew 8:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The demons began begging Him, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Matthew 8:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”