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Luk 8:38 — Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

besought		Luk 8:28,37; Deu 10:20,21; Psa 27:4; Psa 32:7; Psa 116:12,16; Mar 5:18; Phl 1:23
saying		Exd 12:25-27; Exd 13:8,9,14-16; Psa 71:17,18; Psa 78:3-6; Psa 107:21,22,31,32; Psa 111:2-4; Psa 145:3-12; Isa 63:7-13; Mar 5:19,20; Act 9:13-16; Gal 1:23,24; 1Ti 1:13-16

Correlating Passages

besought

	Luk 8:28	When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
	Luk 8:37	Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
	Deu 10:20	Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
	Deu 10:21	He [is] thy praise, and he [is] thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
	Psa 27:4	One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
	Psa 32:7	Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
	Psa 116:12	What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward me?
	Psa 116:16	O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
	Mar 5:18	And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
	Phl 1:23	For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

saying

	Exd 12:25	And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
	Exd 12:26	And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
	Exd 12:27	That ye shall say, It [is] the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
	Exd 13:8	And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, [This is done] because of that [which] the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
	Exd 13:9	And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
	Exd 13:14	And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What [is] this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
	Exd 13:15	And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
	Exd 13:16	And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
	Psa 71:17	O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
	Psa 71:18	Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come.
	Psa 78:3	Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
	Psa 78:4	We will not hide [them] from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
	Psa 78:5	For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
	Psa 78:6	That the generation to come might know [them, even] the children [which] should be born; [who] should arise and declare [them] to their children:
	Psa 107:21	Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
	Psa 107:22	And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
	Psa 107:31	Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
	Psa 107:32	Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
	Psa 111:2	The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
	Psa 111:3	His work [is] honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
	Psa 111:4	He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion.
	Psa 145:3	Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness [is] unsearchable.
	Psa 145:4	One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
	Psa 145:5	I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
	Psa 145:6	And [men] shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
	Psa 145:7	They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
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	Isa 63:7	I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
	Isa 63:8	For he said, Surely they [are] my people, children [that] will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
	Isa 63:9	In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
	Isa 63:10	But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] he fought against them.
	Isa 63:11	Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, [and] his people, [saying], Where [is] he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where [is] he that put his holy Spirit within him?
	Isa 63:12	That led [them] by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
	Isa 63:13	That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, [that] they should not stumble?
	Mar 5:19	Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
	Mar 5:20	And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all [men] did marvel.
	Act 9:13	Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
	Act 9:14	And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
	Act 9:15	But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
	Act 9:16	For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
	Gal 1:23	But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
	Gal 1:24	And they glorified God in me.
	1Ti 1:13	Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief.
	1Ti 1:14	And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
	1Ti 1:15	This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
	1Ti 1:16	Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

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Scott, Thomas. "Luke 8:38," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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