Verse Comparison: Luke 8:31
American Standard Version
And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.
Amplified® Bible
And they begged [Jesus] not to command them to depart into the Abyss (bottomless pit).
Contemporary English Version
They begged Jesus not to send them to the deep pit, where they would be punished.
Darby English Version
And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.
Good News Bible
The demons begged Jesus not to send them into the abyss.
International Standard Version
Then the demons began begging Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.
King James Version
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
New American Standard Bible
They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.
New International Version
And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.
New King James Version
And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They implored Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.
Young's Literal Translation
and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,
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