The Demons and the Pigs
Mark 5:11
In 9 translations
- BSB
- There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
- KJV
- Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
- WEB
- Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.
- ASV
- Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.
- LSV
- And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of pigs feeding,
- YLT
- And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,
- DBY
- Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;
- DRC
- And there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine, feeding.
- GNV
- Now there was there in the mountaines a great heard of swine, feeding.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read τῷ (“the”); Textus Receptus read τὰ (“the”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read ὄρει (“hill”); Textus Receptus read ὄρη (“hills”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πρὸς τῷ ὄρει ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη βοσκομένη·
- RP2018
- Ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πρὸς τῷ ὄρει ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη βοσκομένη·
- TR-Boyd
- Ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πρὸς τὰ ὄρη ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη βοσκομένη·
- SCR1894
- ην δε εκει προς τα ορη αγελη χοιρων μεγαλη βοσκομενη
Who and where
◆ Gadarene Demoniacs
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
SwineGergesaGadarenesDecapolisDevilDemoniacsGospels, the SynopticDemonsMiraclesMark, the Gospel According to
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Cross-references most cited first
- Leviticus 11:7–8And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
- Matthew 8:30In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
- Deuteronomy 14:8as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
- Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
- Luke 8:32There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
- Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is…
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