Matthew 8:34 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Quickly, all the people of the town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw Him, they urged Him to leave the district [i.e., probably because of the loss of livestock].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And behold, the whole town went out to meet Jesus; and as soon as they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their locality.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

Then the whole city came out and met Jesus. When they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And behold, the entire city went out to meet Jesus. And having seen him, they petitioned him, so that he would cross from their borders.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their coasts.

Matthew 8:34 Cross References

Matthew 8:29

Suddenly they shouted out, “What do you want with us, you Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before it is time to?” [i.e., before our punishment is due. See II Pet. 2:4; Jude 6].

Luke 5:8

But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man.”

Luke 8:28

And when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet [i.e., in worship. See Mark 5:6] and shouted out with a loud voice saying, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Highest God? I beg you, do not torture me.”

Acts 16:39

So, they came and appealed to them [to leave peacefully]. Then the authorities themselves accompanied them out [of the jail] and asked them to leave the city.