Mark 5:1-7

1 Jesus and his followers went to the other side of the lake to the area of the Gerasene people.
2 When Jesus got out of the boat, instantly a man with an evil spirit came to him from the burial caves.
3 This man lived in the caves, and no one could tie him up, not even with a chain.
4 Many times people had used chains to tie the man's hands and feet, but he always broke them off. No one was strong enough to control him.
5 Day and night he would wander around the burial caves and on the hills, screaming and cutting himself with stones.
6 While Jesus was still far away, the man saw him, ran to him, and fell down before him.
7 The man shouted in a loud voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I command you in God's name not to torture me!"
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.