Luke 8:38
Good News Translation
The man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus, "Let me go with you." But Jesus sent him away, saying,

New Revised Standard Version
The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Contemporary English Version
the man who had been healed begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him off and said,

New American Bible
The man from whom the demons had come out begged to remain with him, but he sent him away, saying,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

besought.

Luke 8:28,37 And when he saw Jesus, he fell down before him. And crying out with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me. . . .

Deuteronomy 10:20,21 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him only: to him thou shalt adhere, and shalt swear by his name. . . .

Psalm 27:4 One thing I have asked of the Lord, this will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may see the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple.

Psalm 32:7 Thou art my refuge from the trouble which hath encompassed me: my joy, deliver me from them that surround me.

Psalm 116:12,16 What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things that he hath rendered to me? . . .

Mark 5:18 And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him.

Philippians 1:23 But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.

saying.

Exodus 12:25-27 And when you have entered into the land which the Lord will give you, as he hath promised, you shall observe these ceremonies. . . .

Exodus 13:8,9,14-16 And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying: This is what the Lord did to me when I came forth out of Egypt. . . .

Psalm 71:17,18 Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works. . . .

Psalm 78:3-6 How great things have we heard and known, and our fathers have told us. . . .

Psalm 107:21,22,31,32 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men. . . .

Psalm 111:2-4 Great are the works of the Lord: sought out according to all his wills. . . .

Psalm 145:3-12 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end. . . .

Isaiah 63:7-13 I will remember the tender mercies of the Lord, the praise of the Lord for all the things that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, and for the multitude of his good things to the house of Israel, which he hath given them according to his kindness, and according to the multitude of his mercies. . . .

Mark 5:19,20 And he admitted him not, but saith him: Go into thy house to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had mercy thee. . . .

Acts 9:13-16 But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem. . . .

Galatians 1:23,24 But they had heard only: He, who persecuted us in times past doth now preach the faith which once he impugned. . . .

1 Timothy 1:13-16 Who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. . . .

Context
The Demons and the Pigs
37And all the multitude of the country of the Gerasens besought him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he, going up into the ship, returned back again. 38Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying: 39Return to thy house and tell how great things God hath done to thee. And he went through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done to him.…
Cross References
Matthew 4:24
And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them:

Mark 5:18
And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him.

Luke 8:37
And all the multitude of the country of the Gerasens besought him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he, going up into the ship, returned back again.

Luke 8:39
Return to thy house and tell how great things God hath done to thee. And he went through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done to him.

Luke 8:37
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