Mark:5:1-20
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Then they came to the other side of the sea ,
to the country of the Gadarenes .
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And when He had come out of the boat ,
immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit ,
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who had his dwelling among the tombs ;
and no one could bind him ,
not even with chains ,
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because he had often been bound with shackles and chains .
And the chains had been pulled apart by him ,
and the shackles broken in pieces ;
neither could anyone tame him .
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And always ,
night and day ,
he was in the mountains and in the tombs ,
crying out and cutting himself with stones .
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When he saw Jesus from afar ,
he ran and worshiped Him .
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And he cried out with a loud voice and said , "
What have I to do with You ,
Jesus ,
Son of the Most High God ?
I implore You by God that You do not torment me ."
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For He said to him , "
Come out of the man ,
unclean spirit !"
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Then He asked him , "
What is your name ?"
And he answered ,
saying , "
My name is Legion ;
for we are many ."
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Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country .
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Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains .
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So all the demons begged Him ,
saying , "
Send us to the swine ,
that we may enter them ."
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And at once Jesus gave them permission .
Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (
there were about two thousand );
and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea ,
and drowned in the sea .
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So those who fed the swine fled ,
and they told it in the city and in the country .
And they went out to see what it was that had happened .
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Then they came to Jesus ,
and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion ,
sitting and clothed and in his right mind .
And they were afraid .
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And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed ,
and about the swine .
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Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region .
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And when He got into the boat ,
he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him .
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However ,
Jesus did not permit him ,
but said to him , "
Go home to your friends ,
and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you ,
and how He has had compassion on you ."
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And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him ;
and all marveled .
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