Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Parallel translations
- WEB The demons came out of the man, and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.
- BSB Then 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.
- NKJV Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned.
- NASB And the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
- NLT Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.
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Quick answer
The demons enter the pigs, which rush down the bank and drown in the lake. The destruction shows the demons' deadly intent and the man's full release.
Overview
Once in the pigs, the demons drive the whole herd to its destruction in the water. The scene unmasks the murderous purpose of evil that had long ruined the man's life. It also gives undeniable proof that the demons have truly left him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Rev 9:11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
- 1 Pet 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
- John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- Luke 8:22–23Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
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