Matthew 8:34 “Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, the…”

Matthew 8:34

Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

American Standard Version

And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

Geneva Bible 1599

And beholde, all ye citie came out to meete Iesus: and when they sawe him, they besought him to depart out of their coastes.

Darby Translation

And behold, the whole city went out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged [him] to go away out of their coasts.

Young's Literal Translation

And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on [him] that he might depart from their borders.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“they besought”

Acts 16:39 Luke 5:8 Luke 8:37–39 Job 21:14 Job 22:17 1 Kings 17:18

Acts 16:39 · BSB

They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.

Luke 5:8 · BSB

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

Luke 8:37–39 · BSB

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

Job 21:14 · BSB

Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.

Job 22:17 · BSB

They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’

1 Kings 17:18 · BSB

“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

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