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And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
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And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.
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He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;
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Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.
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And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.
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And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;
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And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.