Matthew 8:34
And the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and as soon as they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
Acts 16:39
so they came [to the prison] and appealed to them [with apologies], and when they brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city.
Luke 5:8
But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
1 Kings 17:18
So she said to Elijah, “What [problem] is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to put my son to death?”
Deuteronomy 5:25
Now then why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, then we will die.
1 Samuel 16:4
So Samuel did what the Lord said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, “Do you come in peace?”
1 Kings 18:17
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?”
Job 21:14
“Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
Job 22:17
“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do for us or to us?’
Matthew 8:29
And they screamed out, “
Mark 5:17-18
So the people began to beg with Jesus to leave their region.
Luke 8:28
Seeing Jesus, he cried out [with a terrible voice from the depths of his throat] and fell down before Him [in dread and terror], and shouted loudly, “
Luke 8:37-39
Then all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with fear. So Jesus got into the boat and returned [to the west side of the Sea of Galilee].
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They besought
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They besought
“Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do for us or to us?’