Mark 5:12

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“So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.””

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BSBPD

“So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and all the demons did call upon him, saying, `Send us to the swine, that into them we may enter;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 5:12 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. Job 2:5But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
  3. Luke 22:31Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
  4. 2 Corinthians 2:11in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
  5. 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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