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He begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
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Now there on the hillside a great herd of swine was feeding;
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and the unclean spirits begged him, "Send us into the swine; let us enter them."
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So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea.
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The swineherds ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came to see what it was that had happened.
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They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion; and they were afraid.
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Those who had seen what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine reported it.
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Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood.
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As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.
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But Jesus refused, and said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you."
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And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.