Luke 8:38

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Luke 8:36–40 · Berean Standard Bible

36 Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

38 The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

39 “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

40 When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

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Luke 8:28

When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

Luke 8:37

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

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.

Deuteronomy 10:21

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.

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 116:12

How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

Psalms 116:16

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

Mark 5:18

As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.

Philippians 1:23

I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

Exodus 12:25

When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service.

Exodus 12:26

When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’

Exodus 12:27

you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

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 13:9

It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you 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.

Exodus 13:15

And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’

Exodus 13:16

So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

Psalms 71:17

O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

Psalms 71:18

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

Psalms 78:3

that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.

Psalms 78:4

We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.

Psalms 78:5

For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

Psalms 78:6

that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children

Psalms 107:21

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Psalms 107:22

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

Psalms 107:31

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Psalms 107:32

Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

Psalms 111:2

Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

Psalms 111:3

Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.

Psalms 111:4

He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

Psalms 145:3

Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.

Psalms 145:4

One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

Psalms 145:5

the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

Psalms 145:6

They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.

Psalms 145:7

They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

Psalms 145:8

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

Psalms 145:9

The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

Psalms 145:10

All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.

Psalms 145:11

They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

Psalms 145:12

to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

Isaiah 63:7

I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

Isaiah 63:8

For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.

Isaiah 63:9

In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

Isaiah 63:11

Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,

Isaiah 63:12

who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,

Isaiah 63:13

who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?

Mark 5:19

But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

Mark 5:20

So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

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.

Acts 9:14

And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

Acts 9:15

“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

Acts 9:16

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

Galatians 1:23

They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

Galatians 1:24

And they glorified God because of me.

1 Timothy 1:13

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

1 Timothy 1:14

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

1 Timothy 1:16

But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.