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Luke 8:31

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And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
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  1. Matthew 25:41Rank 1 from verse 31
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    41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

  2. Job 1:11Rank 2 from verse 31
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    11But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

  3. Job 2:5Rank 3 from verse 31
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    5But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

  4. Luke 8:28Rank 4 from verse 31
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    28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  5. Philippians 2:10–11Rank 5 from verse 31
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    10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

    11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Luke 8:31

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command

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Sense 1: To order or direct with authority. Sense 2: An authoritative order, charge, or commandment.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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deep

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Sense 1: Great in depth, or a place far beneath the surface. Sense 2: The sea, an abyss of waters, or deep waters. Sense 3: Profound, hidden, or difficult to reach or understand.

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30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

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32And 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.

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