Matthew 8:34
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
Cross-reference
In Matthew 8:29, the demons beg Jesus to leave them alone, mirroring the townspeople's request for him to depart in 8:34.
In Job 22:17, the wicked say 'Depart from us'—the same rejection of God's presence that the Gadarenes show Jesus here.
Mark 5:17 records the same event: the townspeople beg Jesus to leave after the demoniac is healed, directly parallel to Matthew.
While the crowd begs Jesus to leave in Matthew 8:34, Mark 5:18 shows the healed man begging to stay—a stark contrast in response.
Luke 8:37-39 gives the full Gadarene account: the people ask Jesus to leave (v37) and the healed man is sent to proclaim.
In Luke 5:8, Peter asks Jesus to depart from him out of humble reverence, unlike the Gadarenes' fearful rejection in Matthew 8:34.
Luke 8:28 records the demon's cry in the same Gadarene story, contrasting with the townspeople's later plea for Jesus to leave.
Amos 7:12 has Amaziah telling the prophet to leave Bethel—similar rejection of a God-sent messenger as the Gadarenes tell Jesus to leave.
In Acts 16:39, the magistrates ask Paul and Silas to leave Philippi—similar to the Gadarenes' request, but from fear of Roman backlash.