Luke 8:38 - Tree of Life Version The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Yeshua. But Yeshua sent him away, saying, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging and praying that he might accompany Him and be with Him, but [Jesus] sent him away, saying, American Standard Version (1901) But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying, Common English Bible The man from whom the demons had gone begged to come along with Jesus as one of his disciples. Jesus sent him away, saying, Catholic Public Domain Version And the man from whom the demons had departed pleaded with him, so that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now the man, out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying: |
O Adonai! Surely I am Your servant. I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant. You have freed me from my bonds.
One thing have I asked of Adonai, that will I seek: to dwell in the House of Adonai all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Adonai, and to meditate in His Temple.
You are my hiding place— You will protect me from distress. You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
News about Him spread throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all the sick—those tormented by various diseases and afflictions, those plagued by demons, the epileptics, the paralyzed—and He healed them.
Seeing Yeshua, he cried out and fell down before Yeshua, and with a loud voice said, “What’s between You and me, Yeshua, Ben El Elyon? I’m begging You, do not torment me!”
And all the people from the region surrounding the Gerasenes asked Yeshua to go away from them because they were overcome by great fear. So He got into a boat and returned.
“Return to your home, and describe all that God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town all that Yeshua had done for him.
I am torn between the two—having a desire to leave and be with Messiah, which is far better;