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And they
besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
And the demons kept
begging Jesus not to order them to go into the
Abyss.
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.
There on the
hillside a large
herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons
begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
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 all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
Now the man out of whom the devils were departed
besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
The man whom the demons had left
begged to go with Jesus. But He 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:
Just then a
synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He
begged Him to come to his house,
And, behold, a man of the company
cried out, saying, Master, I
beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
Suddenly a man in the crowd
cried out, “Teacher, I
beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
And I
besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
I
begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
And as he spake, a certain
Pharisee besought him to
dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
As Jesus was speaking, a
Pharisee invited Him to
dine with him; so He went in and
reclined at the table.
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to
bestow my fruits?
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I
bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will
tear down my barns and will build
bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the
best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and
shoes on his feet:
But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the
best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and
sandals on his feet.
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
And
besides all this, a great
chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can
anyone cross from there to us.’
And it came to pass, that as he was come
nigh unto
Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side
begging:
As Jesus drew near to
Jericho, a blind man was sitting
beside the road,
begging.
And I
appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
And I
bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has
bestowed one on Me,
But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
But we were hoping He was the One who would
redeem Israel. And
besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
I sent you to
reap that
whereon ye
bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
I sent you to
reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
So when the
Samaritans were come unto him, they
besought him that he would
tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
So when the
Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into
Galilee, he went unto him, and
besought him that he would come down, and
heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
When he heard that Jesus had come from
Judea to
Galilee, he went and
begged Him to come down and
heal his son, who was about to die.
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,)
besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked
Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews,
besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and
Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Afterward, Joseph of
Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked
Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus.
Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
And while they looked
stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white
apparel;
They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
Then fell she down
straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
And when the Jews were gone out of the
synagogue, the Gentiles
besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
As Paul and
Barnabas were leaving the
synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from
Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
But Paul thought it
best not to take him, because he had deserted them in
Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
And when she was
baptized, and her household, she
besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and
abide there. And she
constrained us.
And when she and her household had been
baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
And they came and
besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
They came to
appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place,
besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
When we heard this, we and the people there
pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
But Paul said, I am a man which am a
Jew of
Tarsus, a city in
Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I
beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
But Paul answered, “I am a
Jew from
Tarsus in
Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I
beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and
besought him,
where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged
FestusEspecially because I know thee to be
expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I
beseech thee to hear me patiently.
especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and
controversies. I
beg you, therefore, to
listen to me patiently.
And as he thus spake for himself,
Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art
beside thyself; much learning
doth make thee
mad.
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
And while the day was coming on, Paul
besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the
fourteenth day that ye have
tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
I
beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Therefore I
urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Now I
beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye
strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
Now I
urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
Greet Mary, who
bestowed much labour on us.
Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
Now I
beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Now I
urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who
create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
Now I
beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
And I
baptized also the household of Stephanas:
besides, I know not whether I
baptized any other.
Wherefore I
beseech you, be ye followers of me.
And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we
bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant
comeliness.
and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special
modesty,
But
covet earnestly the
best gifts: and yet
shew I unto you a more excellent way.
But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
And though I
bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and
exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
I
beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of
Achaia, and that they have
addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in
Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I
urge you, brothers,
Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift
bestowed upon us by the means of many persons
thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give
thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
For whether we be
beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be
sober, it is for your cause.
If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did
beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s
stead, be ye
reconciled to God.
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We
implore you on behalf of Christ: Be
reconciled to God.
We then, as workers together with him,
beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
As God’s fellow workers, then, we
urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God
bestowed on the churches of
Macedonia;
Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of
Macedonia.
Now I Paul myself
beseech you by the
meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
But I
beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence,
wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
I
beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who
presume that we live according to the flesh.
Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my
concern for all the churches.
For this thing I
besought the Lord
thrice, that it might depart from me.
Three times I
pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
Brethren, I
beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
I
beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I
urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
That ye may
approve things that are excellent; that ye may be
sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
so that you may be able to test and prove what is
best and may be pure and
blameless for the day of Christ,
I
beseech Euodias, and
beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.
I
urge Euodia and Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord.
Furthermore then we
beseech you, brethren, and
exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
Finally, brothers, we ask and
encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all
Macedonia: but we
beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout
Macedonia. But we
urge you, brothers, to
excel more and more
And we
beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and
admonish you;
But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work
diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.
Now we
beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
As I
besought thee to
abide still at Ephesus, when I went into
Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
As I urged you on my departure to
Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to
instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
Bring Zenas the
lawyer and Apollos on their journey
diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
Do your
best to
equip Zenas the
lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.
Yet for love’s sake I rather
beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
I
prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
I appeal to you for my child
Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it:
albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self
besides.
I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
Who can have
compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with
infirmity.
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is
beset by weakness.
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which
doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us,
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every
encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with
endurance the race set out for us.
For they
verily for a few days
chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his
holiness.
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought
best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His
holiness.
But I
beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
And I especially
urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.
And I
beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of
exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
I
urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of
exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
Dearly beloved, I
beseech you as strangers and pilgrims,
abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Beloved, I
urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to
abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
And
beside this, giving all
diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
And now I
beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
And now I
urge you,
dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had
gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
So of Israel, from them of twelve years old and upward, they were all in number forty thousand, beside menservants and womenservants two thousand three hundred and sixty.
And again we
besought our Lord as touching these things, and found him favourable unto us.
The number of thy children, whom thou longedst for, is fulfilled:
beseech the power of the Lord, that thy people, which have been called from the beginning, may be
hallowed.
Or is there any other people that knoweth thee beside Israel? or what generation hath so believed thy covenants as Jacob?
Then answered I and said, I
beseech thee, O Lord, let me have understanding:
Then said I, Lord, I
beseech thee, if I have found favour in thy sight,
shew thy servant by whom thou visitest thy creature.
Now therefore, Lord, I will speak; touching man in general, thou knowest
best; but touching thy people, for whose sake I am
sorry;
Now therefore I
beseech thee that thou
wilt shew thy servant of this vision.
Therefore will I now
beseech the Highest, that he will comfort me unto the end.
And from the land of the Assyrians shall the enemy
besiege them, and
consume some of them, and in their host shall be fear and
dread, and
strife among their kings.
They shall come to her, and
besiege her, the star and all wrath shall they pour out upon her: then shall the dust and smoke go up unto the heaven, and all they that be about her shall
bewail her.
Then all my goods were
forcibly taken away, neither was there any thing left me,
beside my wife
Anna and my son Tobias.
And when she had sent them home to the owners, they paid her wages, and gave her also
besides a
kid.
Now therefore deal with me as seemeth
best unto thee, and command my spirit to be taken from me, that I may be dissolved, and become earth: for it is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow: command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress, and go into the
everlasting place: turn not thy face away from me.
Then their strong men removed their camps in that day, and the army of the men of war was an hundred and seventy thousand
footmen, and twelve thousand
horsemen,
beside the
baggage, and other men that were
afoot among them, a very great multitude.
And when she came out, she
besought the Lord God of Israel to direct her way to the raising up of the children of her people.
Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me; and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was; I prayed unto the Lord, and
besought him, and with my whole heart I said,
