Matthew 8:31
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
παρακαλέω
To comfort, to exhort, to encourage. Parakaleo. The God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles. He does not just send comfort. He is the God who comforts personally.
λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἐκβάλλω
You cast out
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ἐκβάλλω
To cast out, to drive out. He cast out the spirits with a word. In Jesus name we have authority over every unclean thing.
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δαίμων
the demons
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δαίμων
a dæmon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature)
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ἐπιτρέπω
do allow
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ἐπιτρέπω
to turn over (transfer), i.e. allow
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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χοῖρος
of pigs.
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χοῖρος
a hog
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