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They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Ger'asenes.
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And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
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who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain;
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for he had often been bound with fetters and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the fetters he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him.
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Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones.
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And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped him;
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and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me."
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For he had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
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And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion; for we are many."
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And he begged him eagerly not to send them out of the country.