Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
- NKJV And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region.
- NASB And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they pleaded with Him to leave their region.
- NLT Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.
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- Acts 16:39and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
- Luke 5:8But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”
- Luke 8:37–39All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. He entered into the boat, and returned.
- Job 21:14They tell God, ‘Depart from us, for we don’t want to know about your ways.
- Mark 5:17–18They began to beg him to depart from their region.
- Job 22:17who said to God, ‘Depart from us;’ and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’
- 1 Kgs 17:18She said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!”
- 1 Sam 16:4Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
- Matt 8:29Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
- Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me!”
- Deut 5:25Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear Yahweh our God’s voice any more, then we shall die.
- 1 Kgs 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
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