Passage

Luke 8.31

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"29. For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts. 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."

"32. Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave. 33. And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned." (Luke 8:29-33, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"29. For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert. 30. Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered into him."

"31. They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss."

"32. Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. He allowed them. 33. 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." (Luke 8:29-33, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"29. (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) 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."

"32. 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. 33. 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." (Luke 8:29-33, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"29. For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters, guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts. 30. And Jesus questioned him, saying, 'What is thy name?' and he said, 'Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,)"

"31. and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,"

"32. and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them, 33. and the demons having gone forth from the man, did enter into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep to the lake, and were choked." (Luke 8:29-33, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G5020 - tartaroo

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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