7 occurrences in 6 translations

'Besought' in the Bible

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

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

Verse ConceptsBeggarsPigsDemonsThe DevilCasting Out Demons

And as he went on board ship, the man that had been possessed by demons besought him that he might be with him.

Verse ConceptsBoatsChrist With People On EarthThose DemonisedDemonic Influence

And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Means OfBad ParentsLove, And The WorldParents Duty To ChildrenParental LoveKept Alive By MenLaying On Hands To HealHow Healing CameFaith And HealingHealth And Healing

And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, 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

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

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

And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesTouching For Healing

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