Luke 8:38
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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.

Lexicon
The
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

man
ἀνὴρ (anēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

whom
οὗ (hou)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

demons
δαιμόνια (daimonia)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1140: An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.

had left
ἐξεληλύθει (exelēlythei)
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

begged
Ἐδεῖτο (Edeito)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1189: To want for myself; I want, need; I beg, request, beseech, pray. Middle voice of deo; to beg, i.e. Petition.

to go
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

with
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

[Jesus].
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

He sent him away,
ἀπέλυσεν (apelysen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 630: From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.

saying,
λέγων (legōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.


Additional Translations
The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

But the man from whom the demons had gone was begging Him to be taken with Him. But He sent him away saying,

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

But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying,

But the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,

But the man from whom the devils were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying,

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

But the man from whom the demons had gone out earnestly asked permission to go with Him; but He sent him away.

But the man from whom the demons had gone out begged him that he might go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

And the man from whom the demons had gone forth was beseeching of him to be with him, and Jesus sent him away, saying,
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