Luke 8:38

And the man, from whom the demons had gone out, requested that he might remain with him. But Jesus dismissed him, and said to him:

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

37And the whole throng of the Gadarenes requested him, that he would depart from them: for great fear had seized them. And Jesus embarked in a ship, and retired from among them.

39Return to thy home, and relate what God hath done for thee. And he went away, and proclaimed through all the city what Jesus had done for him.

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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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