11They came to the otherside of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
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When He got out of 2the boat, immediately a man from the tombs3with an uncleanspiritmet Him,
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and he had his dwellingamong the tombs. And no*one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;
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because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been tornapart by him and the shacklesbroken in pieces, and noone was strongenough to subdue him.
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Constantly, night and day, he was screamingamong the tombs and in the mountains, and gashinghimself with stones.
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SeeingJesus from a distance, he ran up and boweddownbefore Him;
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and shouting with a loudvoice, he said, "4What business do we have with each other, Jesus, 5Son of 6the MostHighGod? I implore You by God, do not torment me!"
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For He had been saying to him, "Come out of the man, you uncleanspirit!"