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10 And he kept begging Him urgently not to send them [himself and the other demons] away out of that region.

11 Now a great herd of hogs was grazing there on the hillside.

12 And the demons begged Him, saying, Send us to the hogs, that we may go into them!

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10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.”

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10 He begged Jesus[a] repeatedly not to send them out of the region. 11 There on the hillside,[b] a great herd of pigs was feeding. 12 And the demonic spirits[c] begged him, “Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:10 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Mark 5:11 tn Grk “mountain,” but this might give the English reader the impression of a far higher summit.
  3. Mark 5:12 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the demonic spirits) has been specified in the translation for clarity.