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The swineherds ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came to see what it was that had happened.
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They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion; and they were afraid.
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Those who had seen what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine reported it.
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Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood.
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As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.
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But Jesus refused, and said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you."
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And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.
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When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea.
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Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet
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and begged him repeatedly, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live."
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So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him.