Mark 5:9
“And he asked him, What is thy name? And hee answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.”
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Mark 5:9 Context
7And cried with a lowd voice, and said, What haue I to doe with thee, Iesus, thou Sonne of the most high God? I adiure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 8(For he said vnto him, Come out of the man, thou vncleane spirit.) 9And he asked him, What is thy name? And hee answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. 10And hee besought him much, that he would not send them away out of the countrey. 11Now there was there nigh vnto the mountaines a great herd of swine, feeding.
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And he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered, saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many.
- King James Version
And He was asking him, "What is your name? And he *said to Him, "My name is Legion; for we are many.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.
- Basic English Bible
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he says to him, Legion is my name, because we are many.
- Darby Bible
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
- Webster's Bible
Jesus also questioned him. "What is your name?" He said. "Legion," he replied, "for there are a host of us."
- Weymouth Bible
He asked him, "What is your name?" He said to him, "My name is Legion, for we are many."
- World English Bible
And Jhesus axide hym, What is thi name? And he seith to hym, A legioun is my name; for we ben many.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he was questioning him, `What [is] thy name?' and he answered, saying, `Legion [is] my name, because we are many;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
And He was asking him, "What is your name? And he *said to Him, "My name is Legion; for we are many.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.
- Basic English Bible
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he says to him, Legion is my name, because we are many.
- Darby Bible
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
- Webster's Bible
Jesus also questioned him. "What is your name?" He said. "Legion," he replied, "for there are a host of us."
- Weymouth Bible
He asked him, "What is your name?" He said to him, "My name is Legion, for we are many."
- World English Bible
And Jhesus axide hym, What is thi name? And he seith to hym, A legioun is my name; for we ben many.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he was questioning him, `What [is] thy name?' and he answered, saying, `Legion [is] my name, because we are many;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Mark 5:9
5:9 My name is Legion! for we are many - But all these seem to have been under one commander, who accordingly speaks all along, both for them and himself.