Luke 8:38

New International Reader's Version

The man who was now free of the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him away. He said to him,

Cross References

Psalm 116:12

The Lord has been so good to me! How can I ever pay him back?

Psalm 116:16

Lord, I serve you. I serve you just as my mother did. You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.

Psalm 27:4

I’m asking the Lord for only one thing. Here is what I want. I want to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. I want to look at the beauty of the Lord. I want to worship him in his temple.

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place. You will keep me safe from trouble. You will surround me with songs sung by those who praise you because you save your people.

Matthew 4:24

News about him spread all over Syria. People brought to him all who were ill with different kinds of sicknesses. Some were suffering great pain. Others were controlled by demons. Some were shaking wildly. Others couldn’t move at all. And Jesus healed all of them.

Luke 8:28

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet. He shouted at the top of his voice, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God, what do you want with me? I beg you, don’t hurt me!”

Luke 8:37

Then all the people who lived in the area of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them. They were filled with fear. So he got into the boat and left.

Luke 8:39

“Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away. He told people all over town how much Jesus had done for him.

Philippians 1:23

I can’t decide between the two. I long to leave this world and be with Christ. That is better by far.