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Luke 8:32–33

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And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
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From verse 32

  1. Isaiah 65:4Rank 1 from verse 32
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    4Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

  2. Isaiah 66:3Rank 2 from verse 32
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    3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

  3. 1 John 4:4Rank 3 from verse 32
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    4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

  4. 1 Kings 22:22Rank 4 from verse 32
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    22And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

  5. Job 1:10Rank 5 from verse 32
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    10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

From verse 33

  1. 1 Peter 5:8Rank 1 from verse 33
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    8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

  2. John 8:44Rank 2 from verse 33
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    44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

  3. Luke 8:22–23Rank 3 from verse 33
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    22¶ Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

    23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

  4. Revelation 9:11Rank 4 from verse 33
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    11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

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Luke 8:32

COMBINED MEANING

feeding

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Sense 1: Present-participial or verbal-noun form of feed, meaning to give or take food; to nourish, tend, or graze. Sense 2: Food for animals.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mountain

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Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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suffered

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Sense 1: Allowed or permitted. Sense 2: Bore, endured, or underwent pain, loss, or another experience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Luke 8:33

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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entered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enter, meaning to go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

steep

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Sense 1: Sharply sloping or precipitous. Sense 2: As a noun, a steep place or descent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

choked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of choke, meaning to hinder growth or fruitfulness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

32And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

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33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

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34When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

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