Matthew 8:34

And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

Bible in Basic English

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 their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:4And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?

1 Kings 18:17And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?

Job 22:17Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us?

Mark 5:17And they made a request to him to go out of their country.

Luke 8:28And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

Acts 16:39Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.

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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