'Permit' in the Bible
"Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace.
Demons also were coming out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'
And another also said, 'I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'
But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
But Jesus replied, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched the ear and healed him.
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