Matthew 8:34
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.”
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“Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on <FI>him<Fi> that he might depart from their borders.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 8:34 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 5:25But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.
- 1 Samuel 16:4So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
- 1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
- 1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
- Job 21:14Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
- Job 22:17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
- Matthew 8:29“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
- Mark 5:17And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
- Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
- Luke 8:28When the man 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 not to torture me!”
- Luke 8:37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
- Acts 16:39They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
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