Luke 8:37
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.
Cross-reference
Luke 8:28 shows the demoniac's fearful recognition of Jesus—contrasts with the townspeople's fear here that drives Jesus away.
Luke 8:38 shows the healed man begging to go with Jesus — a direct contrast to the people's request for Jesus to leave.
Luke 4:42 records people trying to keep Jesus from leaving — the opposite of the Gerasenes who begged him to depart.
Luke 5:26 describes awe and praise after a healing — contrasting with the fear that drove the Gerasenes to reject Jesus.
Luke 7:16 has the crowd praising God for a prophet — the Gerasenes instead feared and wanted Jesus gone.
Luke 5:8 has Peter asking Jesus to depart due to sinfulness—parallel to the Gerasenes' request here, though motives differ.
In Luke 10:10, Jesus instructs disciples to leave unwelcoming towns — echoing his own response to the Gerasenes' request to depart.
In Luke 9:56, Jesus departs from a rejecting Samaritan village — mirroring his departure from the Gerasenes who asked him to leave.
In 1 Samuel 6:20, fear of God's holiness prompts the question 'Who can stand?' — mirroring the Gerasenes' fearful dismissal of Jesus.
In 2 Samuel 6:9, David fears to bring the ark near, directly echoing the Gerasenes' fear and request for Jesus to depart.
In Job 21:14, the wicked tell God 'Leave us alone' — exactly the attitude the Gerasenes show toward Jesus.
Matthew 8:34 records the identical event — the townspeople beg Jesus to leave their region after the demoniac healing.
Mark 5:17 gives the same account — the people plead with Jesus to depart from their region.
Romans 8:15 says believers have not received a spirit of fear — the Gerasenes' fear exemplifies the slavish fear believers are freed from.
In Matthew 9:1, Jesus departs the region by boat — the same event as the Gerasenes' request for him to leave.
In 1 Kings 17:18, the widow blames Elijah's presence for her son's death — similar to the Gerasenes associating Jesus with destructive power.
In 1 Samuel 18:12, Saul fears David because God is with him — analogous to the Gerasenes fearing Jesus' divine power.
Acts 2:43 describes awe at apostolic signs — while the Gerasenes' fear led to rejection, the early church's awe drew them together.
In Amos 7:12, Amaziah tells Amos to leave Bethel — similar to the Gerasenes asking Jesus to leave their region.
In 1 Samuel 16:4, the elders tremble at Samuel's arrival — similar fear of God's messenger as the Gerasenes' fear after the miracle.