Matthew 8:34

And behold, the whole city came out to a meeting with Jesus. And having seen him, they besought him that he would depart from their regions.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

33And those who tended them fled, and having gone into the city, they told everything, also the things of the men being demon possessed.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:4And Samuel did that which LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Do thou come peaceably?

1 Kings 18:17And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?

Job 22:17who said to God, Depart from us, and, What can the Almighty do for us?

Mark 5:17And they began to beg him to depart from their borders.

Luke 8:28And when he saw Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before him. And in a great voice he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

Acts 16:39And having come they besought them, and when they brought them out, they asked them to go out of the city.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:29-34

The Devils Cast Out of Two Men. 28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 30 And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding. 31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer… Read the whole commentary →

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