Luke 8:32

32 Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.

Luke 8:32 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:32

And there was there an herd of many swine
About two thousand, ( Mark 5:13 ) ,

Feeding on the mountain;
(See Gill on Mark 5:11)

And they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them;
which they could not do, without his leave: and he suffered them: (See Gill on Mark 5:12) (See Gill on Mark 5:13)

Luke 8:32 In-Context

30 Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him.

31 They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss.

32 Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.

33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

34 When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gk [they]
• [b]. Gk [him]