27 occurrences

'Besought' in the Bible

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsDemons, Punishment OfJesus Casting Out DemonsPigsDemonsThe DevilCasting Out Demonsporkjumping

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.

Verse ConceptsDemons, Delivered FromRejection Of ChristLeaving

and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.

Verse ConceptsCloaksTasselsOuter GarmentsFringe Of ClothesTouching For HealingJesus Healing

So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

Verse ConceptsPitilessnessBe Patient!Settling AccountsBeing Patientpatient

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsPigsDemonsThe DevilCasting Out Demons

And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.

Verse ConceptsBoatsChrist With People On EarthThose DemonisedDemonic Influence

And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Growth InCloaksBeggarsMarketsTasselsStreetsOuter GarmentsFringe Of ClothesTouching For HealingJesus Healing

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.

Verse Conceptsdemons, Kinds ofBeggarsGreeksLove, And The WorldJesus Casting Out Demons

And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesMothers, Responsibilities OfPeter, The DiscipleSuffering, Nature OfMother In Laws

And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsProstrationBowing Before MessiahChrist Willing

And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

Verse ConceptsWorthy People

And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus feet, and besought him to come into his house;

Verse ConceptsFeetBowing Before MessiahThose Jesus Healed

So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.

Verse ConceptseagernessTwo DaysStaying Temporarily

When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsNearness Of DeathDeath Looms NearFamily Death

And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

Verse ConceptsTeachableness

And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.

Verse ConceptseagernessOn The Sabbath

and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city.

Verse ConceptsLeaving

And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.

Verse Conceptsrisk

And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

Verse ConceptsChief priestsFalse Accusations, Examples OfPeople Accusing People

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

Verse ConceptsDawnFasting, Reasons ForFasting, Nature OfTen Or More Days

But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.

Verse ConceptsApollosRight Time For People

Bible Theasaurus

Adjure (16 instances)
Beseech (85 instances)
Besought (54 instances)
Conjure (8 instances)
Entreat (61 instances)
Press (49 instances)

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