He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.

But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse generation!”

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,

As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing.