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8 For He had been saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
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For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
9 And He was asking him, "What is your name?" And he said to Him, "My name is Legion; for we are many."
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Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
10 And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
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And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11 Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.
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A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
12 The demons implored Him, saying, "Send us into the swine so that we may enter them."
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The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.”
13 Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.
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He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
14 Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what it was that had happened.
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Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
15 They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the "legion "; and they became frightened.
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When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
16 Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man, and all about the swine.
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Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well.
17 And they began to implore Him to leave their region.
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Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
18 As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was imploring Him that he might accompany Him.
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As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.
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