Luke 8:38

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The man from whom the demons had departed begged him earnestly to be with him. But he sent him away and said,

King James Version (1611)
Now the man, out of whom the deuils were departed, besought him that he might be with him: but Iesus sent him away, saying,

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,

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

New American Standard Bible
But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him; but Jesus sent him away, saying,

New Century Version
The man whom Jesus had healed begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Amplified Bible
But the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging Him, pleading to go with Him; but Jesus sent him away, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him; but He sent him away, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him. But He sent him away, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He 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,

Complete Jewish Bible
The man from whom the demons had gone out begged that he might go with him; but Yeshua sent him away, saying,

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

Easy-to-Read Version
The man he had healed begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the man, out of whome the deuils were departed, besought him that hee might be with him: but Iesus sent him away, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
But the man from whom the demons had gone out, besought him to remain with him; but Jesus dismissed him and said to him,

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,

Lexham English Bible
And the man from who the demons had gone out was begging him to stay with him, but he sent him away, saying,

Literal Translation
And the man from whom the demons had gone out begged Him, desiring to be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

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

Bible in Basic English
But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,

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

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
But he, the man from whom had gone forth the demons, besought of him that he might be with him. But Jeshu dismissed him, and said to him,

Murdock Translation
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:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the man out of whom the deuyls were departed, besought hym that he myght be with hym. But Iesus sent hym away, saying:

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the man out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, Return home,

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the man of whom the deuelis weren gon out, preide hym, that he schulde be with hym. Jhesus lefte hym,

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

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

New English Translation
The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

New King James Version
Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

New Living Translation
The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying,

New Life Bible
The man out of whom the demons had gone begged to go with Jesus. But Jesus sent him away and said,

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the man from whom the demons had gone forth, began to beg of him, that he might be with him; but he dismissed him, 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:

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

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then the man out of whom the devyls were departed besought him yt he myght be wt him: But Iesus sent him awaye sayinge:

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the man out of who the deuels were departed, besought him, yt he might be with him. But Iesus sent him awaye, and sayde:

Mace New Testament (1729)
now the man, who had been dispossess'd, begg'd to take him with him. but Jesus dismissed him,

Simplified Cowboy Version
the former demon-possessed man asked to ride with him, but Jesus told him to go home.

Contextual Overview

²²One day he and his disciples got in a boat. "Let's cross the lake," he said. And off they went. It was smooth sailing, and he fell asleep. A terrific storm came up suddenly on the lake. Water poured in, and they were about to capsize. They woke Jesus: "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" Getting to his feet, he told the wind, "Silence!" and the waves, "Quiet down!" They did it. The lake became smooth as glass. ²⁵ Then he said to his disciples, "Why can't you trust me?" They were in absolute awe, staggered and stammering, "Who is this, anyway? He calls out to the winds and sea, and they do what he tells them!" ²⁶They sailed on to the country of the Gerasenes, directly opposite Galilee. As he stepped out onto land, a madman from town met him; he was a victim of demons. He hadn't worn clothes for a long time, nor lived at home; he lived in the cemetery. When he saw Jesus he screamed, fell before him, and bellowed, "What business do you have messing with me? You're Jesus, Son of the High God, but don't give me a hard time!" (The man said this because Jesus had started to order the unclean spirit out of him.) Time after time the demon threw the man into convulsions. He had been placed under constant guard and tied with chains and shackles, but crazed and driven wild by the demon, he would shatter the bonds. ³⁰Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Mob. My name is Mob," he said, because many demons afflicted him. And they begged Jesus desperately not to order them to the bottomless pit. ³²A large herd of pigs was browsing and rooting on a nearby hill. The demons begged Jesus to order them into the pigs. He gave the order. It was even worse for the pigs than for the man. Crazed, they stampeded over a cliff into the lake and drowned. ³⁴Those tending the pigs, scared to death, bolted and told their story in town and country. People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had been sent, sitting there at Jesus' feet, wearing decent clothes and making sense. It was a holy moment, and for a short time they were more reverent than curious. Then those who had seen it happen told how the demoniac had been saved. ³⁷Later, a great many people from the Gerasene countryside got together and asked Jesus to leave—too much change, too fast, and they were scared. So Jesus got back in the boat and set off. The man whom he had delivered from the demons asked to go with him, but he sent him back, saying, "Go home and tell everything God did in you." So he went back and preached all over town everything Jesus had done in him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

besought: Luke 8:28, Luke 8:37, Deuteronomy 10:20, Deuteronomy 10:21, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 32:7, Psalms 116:12, Psalms 116:16, Mark 5:18, Philippians 1:23

saying: Exodus 12:25-27, Exodus 13:8, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 13:14-16, Psalms 71:17, Psalms 71:18, Psalms 78:3-6, Psalms 107:21, Psalms 107:22, Psalms 107:31, Psalms 107:32, Psalms 111:2-4, Psalms 145:3-12, Isaiah 63:7-13, Mark 5:19, Mark 5:20, Acts 9:13-16, Galatians 1:23, Galatians 1:24, 1 Timothy 1:13-16

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:54 - Send me 2 Kings 4:38 - were sitting Amos 7:12 - go Matthew 21:17 - he left Luke 4:42 - and stayed John 1:38 - Rabbi John 4:40 - they John 17:15 - take Acts 3:11 - held

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the man out of whom the devils were departed,.... Sensible of the power of Christ, and of the favour he had received from him, was of a quite different mind from his countrymen: and

besought him that he might be with him;

:-.

But Jesus sent him away; from him, into the country:

saying, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the Matthew 8:23-34 notes, and Mark 5:1-20 notes.