Luke 8:30
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

New Living Translation
Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, for he was filled with many demons.

English Standard Version
Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him.

Berean Study Bible
“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”; because many demons had entered him.

NASB 1995
And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him.

NASB 1977
And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him.

Amplified Bible
Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he answered, “Legion”; because many demons had entered him.

Christian Standard Bible
“What is your name? ” Jesus asked him. “Legion,” he said, because many demons had entered him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"What is your name?" Jesus asked him." Legion," he said--because many demons had entered him.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus asked the man, "What is your name?" He answered, "My name is Lots." He said this because there were "lots" of demons in him.

Good News Translation
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "My name is 'Mob,'" he answered--because many demons had gone into him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He answered, "Legion [Six Thousand]." (Many demons had entered him.)

International Standard Version
Jesus asked the man, "What's your name?" He answered, "Legion," because many demons had gone into him.

NET Bible
Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," because many demons had entered him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

New King James Version
Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many demons were entered into him.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," for many demons had entered into him.

World English Bible
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," for many demons had entered into him.

American King James Version
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

American Standard Version
And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him.

A Faithful Version
And Jesus asked it, saying, "What is your name?" And it said, "Legion," because many demons had entered into him.

Darby Bible Translation
And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: for many demons had entered into him.

English Revised Version
And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many devils were entered into him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Iesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he sayd, Legion, because many deuils were entred into him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Iesus asked hym, saying: What is thy name? And he sayde, Legion: because many deuyls were entred into hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Iesus axed him, and sayde: What is thy name? He sayde: Legion. For there were many deuels entred in to him.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And Iesus axed him sayinge: what is thy name? And he sayde: Legion because many devyls were entred into him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jesus questioned him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons were entered into him,

Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," because many demons were entered into him.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus questioned him, saying, 'What is thy name?' and he said, 'Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,)

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is the name to thee? And he said, Legion: for many demons came into him.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And Jesus asked upon him, What is your name? And he said, Legion, because many demons were entered into him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus asked him, saying: What is thy name? But he said: Legion; because many devils were entered into him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Jesus questioned him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered into him.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Yeshua asked him, “What is your name?” But he said to him, “Legion”, because many demons had entered him.

Lamsa Bible
Jesus asked him, What is your name? He said, Legion, because many demons had entered into him.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus asked him, saying: What is your name? He answered, Legion; for many demons had entered into him.

Godbey New Testament
And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said Legion; because many demons entered into him.

Haweis New Testament
Then Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion: for many devils were entered into him.

Mace New Testament
upon Jesus's saying to him, what is your name? he answer'd, legion, (for many demons were enter'd into him.)

Weymouth New Testament
"What is your name?" Jesus asked him. "Legion," he replied--because a great number of demons had entered into him;

Worrell New Testament
And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," (because many demons entered into him).

Worsley New Testament
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion: because many demons were entred into him.
















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