Matthew 8:34

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

They besought

General references

Mark 5:17

Bible References

They besought

And they screamed out, “What business do we have [in common] with each other, Son of God? Have You come to torment us before the appointed time [of judgment]?”

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.

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?”

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?”

When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?”

“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?’

So the people began to beg with Jesus to leave their region.

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!”

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, “What business do we have [in common] with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me [before the appointed time of judgment]!”

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.

General references

So the people began to beg with Jesus to leave their region.