Charles Spurgeon Commentary Mark 5:11

"Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding." — Mark 5:11 (ASV)

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.

Satan would rather torment swine than do no mischief at all. He is so fond of evil that he would work it upon animals if he cannot work it upon men. What unanimity there is among the evil spirits! All the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.