Luke 8:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 8:29 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
παρήγγελλεν
parangéllō
G3853
to announce
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
πνεύματι
pneûma
G4151
spirit
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ἀκαθάρτῳ
akáthartos
G169
unclean
ἐξελθεῖν
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπου
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
πολλοῖς
polýs
G4183
many
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
χρόνοις
chrónos
G5550
time
συνηρπάκει
synarpázō
G4884
to seize by force
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐδεσμεύετο
desmeúō
G1195
to bind
ἁλύσεσιν
hálysis
G254
chain
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πέδαις
pédē
G3976
shackle
φυλασσόμενος
phylássō
G5442
to guard
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
διαρρήσσων
diarrhḗssō
G1284
to rend asunder
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
δεσμὰ
desmón
G1199
bond
ἠλαύνετο
elaúnō
G1643
to drive
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
δαιμονίου
daimónion
G1140
demon
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἐρήμους
érēmos
G2048
desolate
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World English Bible Public Domain
For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.
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King James Version Public Domain
(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For many times it had seized him, and he was bound with chains and shackles kept under guard, and breaking his bonds, he would be driven by the demon into the wilderness.
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