Luke 8:31

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.

Bible in Basic English

And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And they besought him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

Free Bible Version

They begged Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they besought him, that he would not commaund them to goe out into the deepe.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

One Unity Resource Bible

They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss, the bottomless netherworld.

Translation for Translators

The demons kept begging Jesus that he would not command them to go into the deep place where God punishes demons.

Unlocked Literal Bible

They kept begging him not to send them into the abyss.

Noah Webster Bible

And they besought him, that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Context

The Demons and the Pigs

³⁰“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.³¹And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

Summary

In Luke 8:31, the demons begged Jesus not to send them into the abyss, showing their fear of punishment and desire to avoid torment. This interaction reveals the authority and power of Jesus over evil spirits, as they obey His commands. It also highlights the reality of spiritual warfare and the existence of demonic forces that recognize Jesus as the Son of God. Ultimately, this verse underscores the victory of Jesus over the forces of darkness, demonstrating His ability to deliver and set free those who are oppressed by evil.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep - In the Chaldaic philosophy, mention is made of certain material demons, who are permitted to wander about on the earth, and are horribly afraid of being sent into abysses and subterranean places. Psellus says, De Daemonibus: "These material demons fearing to be sent into abysses, and standing in awe of the angels who send them thither, if even a man threaten to send them thither and pronounce the names of those angels whose office that is, it is inexpressible how much they will be affrighted and troubled. So great will their astonishment be, that they cannot discern the person that threatens them. And though it be some old woman or little old man that menaces them, yet so great is their fear that they depart as if the person who menaces had a power to kill them." See Stanley's Chaldaic Philosophy.

Luke 8:31

The Demons and the Pigs

³⁰“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.³¹And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.