Luke 8:32

Luke 8:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
• New International Version (NIV)A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on the mountain. So they begged Him that He would permit them to enter them. And He permitted them.

Context of Luke 8:32

30“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss. There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission. 33Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. 34When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

Luke 8:32 word by word

ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἀγέλη χοίρων ἱκανῶν βοσκομένη ἐν τῷ ὄρει, καὶ παρεκάλεσαν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιτρέψῃ αὐτοῖς εἰς ἐκείνους εἰσελθεῖν. καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν αὐτοῖς.Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• hillsideὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• a largeἱκανόςhikanos · sufficientG2425
• herdἀγέληagelē · herdG34
• of pigsχοῖροςchoiros · pigG5519
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• feedingβόσκωboskō · to feedG1006
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• beggedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• letἐπιτρέπωepitrepō · to permitG2010
• enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• enterεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ·ἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565

Cross-references for Luke 8:32

• Leviticus 11:7And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
• Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
• Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
• Matthew 8:30In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
• Mark 5:11There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
• Job 1:10Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
• Psalms 62:11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
• John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
• 1 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
• 1 Kings 22:22And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
• Job 1:12“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 2:6“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
• Revelation 20:7When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,

Commentaries on Luke 8:32

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-39Verses 22-39 See this passage explained in the Matthew 8:23-34 notes, and Mark 5:1-20 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-40Verses 22-40 Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath, but to go to Christ, and call him Master, and say, I am undone, if thou dost not help me. When our dangers are over, it becomes us to take to ourselves the shame of our own fears, and to give Christ the glory of our deliverance. We may learn much out of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32a large herd of pigs: Jews considered pigs to be ceremonially unclean animals. This indicates that the people in this area were Gentiles. The spiritually unclean demons were only suitable to be in pigs.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:32

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Swine

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Swine
• Hill; Mount; Mountain
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings