Luke 8:31

Luke 8:31 Meaning and Explanation

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

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The devils beg Jesus not to command them out into the deep.

What Does Luke 8:31 Mean?

Now the begging runs the other way. The spirits beseech Jesus not to command them out into the deep, the abyss that Scripture names as the prison of evil powers.

They cannot resist Him; they can only plead with Him. Where they go next is His to decide, and they know it. The verse quietly settles a question every sufferer asks: nothing that torments a human life operates outside the jurisdiction of Christ. Even the powers of the abyss must ask His leave.

Luke 8:31 in the Original Language

abyssos (ἄβυσσος), 'the deep' -- the bottomless abyss, in Scripture a prison for evil powers.

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The devils beg Jesus not to command them out into the deep.

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