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Mar 5:9 — And he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered, saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

What		Luk 8:30; Luk 11:21-26
Legion		Mat 12:45; Mat 26:53

Correlating Passages

What

	Luk 8:30	And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
	Luk 11:21	When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
	Luk 11:22	But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
	Luk 11:23	He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
	Luk 11:24	When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
	Luk 11:25	And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and garnished.
	Luk 11:26	Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first.

Legion

	Mat 12:45	Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
	Mat 26:53	Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

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Scott, Thomas. "Mark 5:9," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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