Bible Strands
Luke 8:38
The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records Jesus speaking to the healed man at the shore immediately after the demoniac's deliverance and the local crowd's fearful request for Jesus to depart.
The words — The supplied Greek notes ἐδεῖτο (edeito) as "was begging" and ἀφ᾽ οὗ (aph hou) as "from whom," directly describing the man's plea to Jesus after the spirits departed.
The thread — This encounter parallels Mark 5:18, where a demon-possessed man similarly begs to follow Jesus, and stands in direct contrast to the Gerasenes' fear-driven dismissal in Luke 8:37.
Why it lands — The passage states that Jesus commissions the restored man to return home and report God's work, requiring the reader to accept that deliverance produces a witness rather than a permanent companion for Jesus.
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The Greek words
King James 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,
Cross-references
- Psalms 145:3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
- Mark 5:18 As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
- Acts 9:13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
- Exodus 12:25 When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service.
- Exodus 13:8 And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
- Exodus 13:14 In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 10:20 You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
- Psalms 27:4 One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
- Psalms 32:7 You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- Psalms 71:17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.