"And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country." — Mark 5:10

Mark 5:10 · KJV

“And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.”

— Mark 5:10

Verse 9

And he asked him, What {is} thy name? And he answered, saying, My name {is} Legion: for we are many.

Verse 11

Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

Mark 5 — Context

For he said unto him, Come out of the man, {thou} unclean spirit.

And he asked him, What {is} thy name? And he answered, saying, My name {is} Legion: for we are many.

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

Cross References

Mark 3:22

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

Mark 5:13

And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.