Luke 8:38

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now the man out of whom the demons had departed begged him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

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  • Mark 5:18-20 : 18 And when he was getting into the ship, he who had been possessed with the demon begged him that he might be with him. 19 However Jesus did not allow him, but said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you. 20 And he departed, and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and everyone marveled.
  • Luke 8:28 : 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of God most high? I beg you, torment me not.
  • Luke 8:37 : 37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about begged him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
  • Acts 9:13-16 : 13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem: 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name. 15 But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
  • Gal 1:23-24 : 23 But they were only hearing, 'He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.' 24 And they glorified God because of me.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;
  • 1 Tim 1:13-16 : 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all patience as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
  • Exod 12:25-27 : 25 And it shall come to pass, when you come to the land which the LORD will give you, just as He has promised, that you shall keep this service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children ask you, 'What do you mean by this service?' 27 That you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the LORD's Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our houses.' And the people bowed their heads and worshipped.
  • Exod 13:8-9 : 8 And you shall show your son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did for me when I came forth out of Egypt. 9 And it shall be for a sign to you upon your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in your mouth: for with a strong hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
  • Exod 13:14-16 : 14 And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, What is this? that you shall say to him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem. 16 And it shall be for a token upon your hand, and for frontlets between your eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
  • Deut 10:20-21 : 20 You shall fear the LORD your God; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast, and swear by his name. 21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple.
  • Ps 32:7 : 7 You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
  • Ps 71:17-18 : 17 O God, you have taught me from my youth; and until now have I declared your wondrous works. 18 Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I have shown your strength to this generation, and your power to everyone that is to come.
  • Ps 78:3-6 : 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he has done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children who should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
  • Ps 107:21-22 : 21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
  • Ps 107:31-32 : 31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
  • Ps 111:2-4 : 2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out by all who have pleasure in them. 3 His work is honorable and glorious, and his righteousness endures forever. 4 He has made his wonderful works to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
  • Ps 116:12 : 12 What shall I render to the LORD for all His benefits toward me?
  • Ps 116:16 : 16 O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid: You have loosed my bonds.
  • Ps 145:3-9 : 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honor of your majesty and of your wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of your awesome acts, and I will declare your greatness. 7 They shall abundantly express the memory of your great goodness, and shall sing of your righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All your works shall praise you, O LORD; and your saints shall bless you. 11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power; 12 To make known to the children of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
  • Isa 63:7-9 : 7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. 8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Savior. 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old. 10 But they rebelled, and grieved his Holy Spirit: therefore he turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who put his Holy Spirit within him? 12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? 13 Who led them through the deep, like a horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?

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  • Mark 5:15-20
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    87%

    15And they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been possessed with the demon, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

    16And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been possessed with the demon, and also concerning the pigs.

    17And they began to beg him to depart out of their region.

    18And when he was getting into the ship, he who had been possessed with the demon begged him that he might be with him.

    19However Jesus did not allow him, but said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you.

    20And he departed, and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and everyone marveled.

  • Luke 8:26-37
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    86%

    26And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.

    27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, who had demons a long time, and wore no clothes, neither lived in any house, but in the tombs.

    28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of God most high? I beg you, torment me not.

    29For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had seized him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven by the devil into the wilderness.

    30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.

    31And they begged him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

    32And there was a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into them. And he allowed them.

    33Then went the demons out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were drowned.

    34When those who fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

    35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

    36They also who saw it told them by what means he who was possessed by the demons was healed.

    37Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about begged him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

  • Luke 8:39
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    39Return to your own house, and show how great things God has done for you. And he went his way, and proclaimed throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him.

  • Matt 8:28-34
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    28And when he came to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

    29And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?

    30And there was a good distance from them a herd of many swine feeding.

    31So the demons begged him, saying, If you cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

    32And he said to them, Go. And when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine: and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

    33And those who kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told everything, and what had happened to those possessed with demons.

    34And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they begged him to depart out of their region.

  • Mark 5:7-10
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    7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you by God, do not torment me.

    8For he said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

    9And he asked him, What is your name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

    10And he begged him earnestly that he would not send them away out of the country.

  • Matt 8:18
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    18Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave the command to depart to the other side.

  • Mark 5:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12And all the demons begged him, saying, Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.

    13And immediately Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the pigs: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were drowned in the sea.

  • Mark 5:2-3
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    2And when he came out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

    3Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

  • Mark 1:23-26
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    76%

    23And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

    24Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.

    25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him.

    26And when the unclean spirit convulsed him and cried with a loud voice, it came out of him.

  • Luke 4:41-42
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    41And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, You are Christ the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.

    42And when it was day, he departed and went into a deserted place, and the people sought him and came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

  • Mark 8:26
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    26And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to anyone in the town.

  • Luke 4:34-35
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    34saying, Let us alone; what do we have to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; the Holy One of God.

    35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him in the midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.

  • Mark 1:34
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    34And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many devils; and did not allow the devils to speak, because they knew him.

  • Luke 9:40
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    40And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.

  • Mark 7:29
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    29And he said to her, For this saying, go your way; the demon has left your daughter.

  • Mark 1:38
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    38And he said to them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, for therefore I came forth.

  • Luke 11:24
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    24When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house from which I came.

  • Matt 17:18
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    18And Jesus rebuked the demon; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.