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Luke 8:38

The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away.

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In The King James Version

Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

In Context

37Then all the people from the Gerasene region asked Jesus to leave because they were overwhelmed by fear. So he got into the boat and went back.

39“Go back home, and tell people all that God has done for you,” Jesus told him. So he went away, telling the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:25When you enter the land that the Lord promised to give you, you are to observe this ceremony.

Exodus 13:14When in the future your children come to you and ask, ‘Why is this ceremony important to you?’ you are to tell them, ‘The Lord led us out of Egypt, the land of our slavery, by his amazing power.

Psalms 27:4I only ask the Lord for one thing: I just want to live in the house of the Lord throughout my life, contemplating the Lord's goodness and thinking about his Temple.

Psalms 71:17God, you have taught me since I was young, and I still tell others about all the wonderful things you do.

Psalms 107:21Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.

Psalms 111:2All the wonderful things the Lord has done are studied by everyone who loves them.

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:23-40

Christ's Power over the Winds; Christ's Power over the Devils. 22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the… Read the whole commentary →

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