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Berean Standard Bible

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

Luke 8:31

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Study note

Jesus has crossed to the region of the Gerasenes and met a man possessed by many demons who call themselves Legion. The man has been living among the tombs.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y le rogaban que no les mandase ir al abismo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Estos le suplicaban que no los mandara al abismo.

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