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

³⁴ 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].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ 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

³⁴ 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)

³⁴ 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

³⁴ 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

³⁴ 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

³⁴ 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.