American Standard Version
"And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. "
— Matthew 8:31, American Standard Version
“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
“The demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs."”
“Then the demons begged him,“If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.””
“And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.”
“And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.”
“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.