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Berean Standard Bible

““What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.””

Mark 5:9

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Jesus has crossed the lake to the region of the Gerasenes and met a man living among the tombs, possessed by unclean spirits and unable to be restrained.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”

World English Bible (WEB)

He asked him, “What is your name?” He said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

King James Version (KJV)

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he was questioning him, 'Whatis your name?' and he answered, saying, 'Legion is my name, because we are many;'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y le preguntó: ¿Cómo te llamas? Y respondió diciendo: Legión me llamo; porque somos muchos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¡Sal de este hombre, espíritu inmundo!—le ordenó Jesús; y luego le preguntó:―¿Cómo te llamas?El demonio le respondió: ―Legión, porque somos muchos.

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