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Asked, requested, or entreated.
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First occurrence: Genesis 42:21
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¶ And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
¶ And he arose out of the Synagogue, and entred into Simons house: and Simons wiues mother was taken with a great feuer, and they besought him for her.
1611 marginal noteMat. 8.14.
¶ And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
¶ And it came to passe, when he was in a certaine citie, behold a man full of leprosie: who seeing Iesus, fell on his face, & besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane.
1611 marginal noteMat 8.2.
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
And when they came to Iesus, they besought him instantly, saying, that hee was worthy for whome hee should doe this.
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
And they besought him, that he would not command them to goe out into the deepe.
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountaine: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them: and he suffered them.
¶ Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
¶ Then the whole multitude of the countrey of the Gadarenes round about, besought him to depart from them, for they were taken with great feare: and he went vp into the ship, and returned back againe.
Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
Now the man, out of whom the deuils were departed, besought him that he might be with him: but Iesus sent him away, saying,
¶ And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
¶ And behold, there came a man named Iairus, and hee was a ruler of the Synagogue, and hee fell downe at Iesus feete, and besought him that hee would come into his house:
1611 marginal noteMatth. 9.18.
And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.
¶ And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
¶ And as he spake, a certaine Pharise besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sate downe to meate.
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