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Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man
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They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
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When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
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This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
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For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
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Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
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When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
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Mark 5:1-6 In-Context
1
They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
2
When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
3
This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
4
For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
5
Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
6
When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
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He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
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For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
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Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
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And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
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Mark 4:1
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Mark 1:23
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Some manuscripts "Gadarenes" ; other manuscripts "Gergesenes"
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