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And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a longtime, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.
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SeeingJesus, he cried out and fellbefore Him, and said in a loudvoice, "What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the MostHighGod? I beg You, do not torment me."
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For He had commanded the uncleanspirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him manytimes; and he was bound with chains and shackles and keptunderguard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.
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Now there was a herd of manyswinefeedingthere on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission.
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The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sittingdown at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his rightmind; and they became frightened.
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And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surroundingdistrictasked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with greatfear; and He got into a boat and returned.
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"Return to your house and describewhatgreatthingsGod has done for you." So he wentaway, proclaimingthroughout the wholecitywhatgreatthingsJesus had done for him.