And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
All the demons started begging Jesus, 'Please, let us go into those pigs over there instead.'
Even demons have to ask Jesus for permission, that's the kind of authority he has.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus had crossed the Sea of Galilee to the region of the Gerasenes, a predominantly Gentile area, where he encountered a man possessed by a legion of demons who had tormented him for years. The demons, recognizing Jesus' divine authority, begged him not to send them out of the region but to allow them to enter a large herd of pigs nearby, which were common in this non-Jewish territory. This event highlights Jesus' power over spiritual forces in a culturally mixed setting, demonstrating his mission to bring deliverance even to outsiders.
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