My name is legion

• This expression is from a story in the Bible which concerns a man who, when asked his name by Jesus, said ‘my name is legion, for we are many.’
• The story comes from The Bible, Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20 KJV.

The Story in the Bible

• Jesus recognised that the man was possessed by many demons.
• He then exorcised them into the herd of Gadarene swine, who ran into a nearby lake and drowned.