KJV King James Version
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 5:13
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
WEB World English Bible
At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.
ASV American Standard Version
And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and immediately Jesus gave them leave, and having come forth, the unclean spirits did enter into the swine, and the herd did rush down the steep place to the sea—and they were about two thousand—and they were choked in the sea.
Surrounding context — Mark 5
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told [it] in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw [it] told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and [also] concerning the swine.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐπέτρεψενG2010 · epitrepōto permitαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξελθόνταG1831 · exerchomaito go outτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεύματαG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀκάθαρταG169 · akathartosuncleanεἰσῆλθονG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχοίρους,G5519 · choirospigκαὶG2532 · kaiandὥρμησενG3729 · hormaōto stampedeἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγέληG34 · agelēherdκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκρημνοῦG2911 · krēmnoscliffεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθάλασσανG2281 · thalassaseaὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenδισχίλιοιG1367 · dischilioitwo thousandκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐπνίγοντοG4155 · pnigōto chokeἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoθαλάσσῃ.G2281 · thalassasea
Cross-references
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.Job 2:6And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life.1 Peter 3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.1 Kings 22:22And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade [him], and prevail also: go forth, and do so.Matthew 8:32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.Revelation 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.Revelation 13:5-7And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months.Job 1:12And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath [is] in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.Revelation 20:7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
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