Luke Chapter 8 verse 38 Holy Bible
But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying,
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But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,
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But the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,
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Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
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But the man from whom the demons had gone out begged him that he might go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
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And the man from whom the demons had gone forth was beseeching of him to be with him, and Jesus sent him away, saying,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 38. - Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying. The restored man longed to remain with his Deliverer, but this was not permitted - the great Teacher bade him stay behind in his own country. Perhaps, thought the Redeemer, "some of these hardhearted Gadarenes will be won by his testimony - one of themselves, too, and so notorious a sufferer." His work, the Master told him, was there among his own people; so he stayed, and the next verse (39) tells us how he worked as a diligent evangelist. It is noteworthy how the Master referred the great act of deliverance to God. But to the restored, Jesus was at once his Deliverer and his God. The text of his preaching was "how great things Jesus had done unto him."