Luke 8:37

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Then the whole crowd from the region of the Gadarenes begged Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with great fear. So He got into the boat and returned.

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  • Acts 16:39 : 39 So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.
  • Luke 5:8 : 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
  • Luke 8:28 : 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, "What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!"
  • Luke 9:5 : 5 If people do not welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.
  • Luke 9:56 : 56 Then they went on to another village.
  • Luke 10:10-11 : 10 But when you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a warning to you. Yet know this: The kingdom of God has come near.'
  • Luke 10:16 : 16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.
  • Deut 5:25 : 25 But now why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we continue to hear the voice of the LORD our God.
  • 1 Sam 6:20 : 20 The people of Beth Shemesh asked, "Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? And to whom should we send it to get it away from us?"
  • 2 Sam 6:8-9 : 8 David was angry because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah, and that place was called Perez Uzzah, as it is to this day. 9 David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, 'How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?'
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to bring my sin to remembrance and to kill my son?"
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 Yet they say to God, 'Depart from us! We have no desire to know your ways.' 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we profit if we entreat him?
  • Matt 8:34 : 34 Then the whole city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
  • Mark 5:17 : 17 Then the people began to plead with Him to leave their region.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 8:28-34
    7 verses
    87%

    28When He arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out from the tombs to meet Him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

    29Suddenly they shouted, 'What do You want with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the appointed time?'

    30A large herd of pigs was feeding at some distance from them.

    31The demons begged Him, 'If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.'

    32He said to them, 'Go!' So they came out and went into the herd of pigs. Suddenly, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.

    33Those tending the pigs ran off and went into the city. There, they reported everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

    34Then the whole city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

  • Luke 8:38-39
    2 verses
    86%

    38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

    39"Return to your home and tell how much God has done for you." So the man went away and proclaimed throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

  • Mark 5:12-21
    10 verses
    85%

    12The demons begged Him, 'Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them.'

    13So He gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd—about two thousand in number—rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

    14Those tending the pigs ran away and reported it in the town and the countryside. The people went out to see what had happened.

    15When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, dressed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

    16Those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and about the pigs.

    17Then the people began to plead with Him to leave their region.

    18As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with Him.

    19But Jesus did not let him. Instead, He said, 'Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has shown you mercy.'

    20So the man went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone marveled.

    21When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him while He was by the sea.

  • Luke 8:26-36
    11 verses
    83%

    26They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee.

    27When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed by demons. For a long time, this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but instead lived among the tombs.

    28When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, "What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!"

    29For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

    30Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had entered him.

    31And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the abyss.

    32A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

    33When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

    34When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported it in the town and countryside.

    35The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

    36Those who had seen it reported how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.

  • Mark 5:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1They arrived at the other side of the sea, in the region of the Gadarenes.

    2As Jesus stepped out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs to meet Him.

  • Matt 8:18
    80%

    18When Jesus saw the large crowds around Him, He gave orders to go over to the other side of the lake.

  • Mark 5:10
    78%

    10And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

  • Mark 8:13
    77%

    13And he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.

  • Matt 14:34
    76%

    34When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

  • Mark 4:36
    76%

    36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along in the boat just as he was. Other small boats were also with him.

  • Matt 15:39
    75%

    39After sending the crowds away, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.

  • Mark 3:7
    75%

    7Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea.

  • Matt 14:13
    75%

    13When Jesus heard about this, He withdrew from there by boat to a solitary place. Yet the crowds, hearing of this, followed Him on foot from the towns.

  • Luke 8:22
    74%

    22One day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples and said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.

  • Luke 4:42
    74%

    42At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The crowds were searching for Him, and they came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them.

  • Matt 14:22
    74%

    22Immediately, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

  • Mark 1:34
    74%

    34He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not let the demons speak, because they knew who he was.

  • Mark 6:32-33
    2 verses
    74%

    32So they went away by boat to a solitary place by themselves.

    33But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.

  • Mark 7:31
    73%

    31Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came to the Sea of Galilee, passing through the region of Decapolis.

  • Matt 13:2
    73%

    2Large crowds gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat down. Meanwhile, the entire crowd stood on the shore.

  • Matt 9:31
    73%

    31But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that whole region.

  • Mark 6:46
    73%

    46After saying goodbye to them, He went up on a mountain to pray.