Luke 8:28 has the demoniac begging Jesus to leave him alone — now in Luke 8:38 the healed man begs to stay with Jesus, showing transformation.

Luke 8:37 records the people asking Jesus to leave — the healed man's plea to go with Jesus in Luke 8:38 directly opposes their rejection.

Exodus 12:25-27 instructs telling children about deliverance; Jesus sends the man to declare what God did for him.

Exodus 13:8 commands recounting the Lord's saving act; the man is told to go home and tell of his deliverance.

Exodus 13:9 commands Israel to keep God's law on their lips as a reminder of deliverance from Egypt—the same call to proclaim God's mighty acts as the demoniac is told to tell what God did for him.

Exodus 13:14-16 instructs parents to explain the Exodus to their children—a parallel to the demoniac being sent to tell his household and town about Jesus' deliverance.

Mark 5:18 is the parallel account of the same event — the man begs to be with Jesus.

Mark 5:19 is the parallel account of this instruction—Jesus tells the man to go home and declare what God has done.

Mark 5:20 records the man obeying—he proclaims throughout the Decapolis what Jesus did for him.