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Those who took care of the pigs ran away. In the city and countryside they reported everything that had happened. So the people came to see what had happened.
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They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. The man was sitting there dressed and in his right mind. The people were frightened.
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Those who saw this told what had happened to the demon-possessed man and the pigs.
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Then the people began to beg Jesus to leave their territory.
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As Jesus stepped into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him, "Let me stay with you."
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But Jesus would not allow it. Instead, he told the man, "Go home to your family, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been to you."
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So the man left. He began to tell how much Jesus had done for him in the Ten Cities. Everyone was amazed.
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Jesus again crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee in a boat. A large crowd gathered around him by the seashore.
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A synagogue leader named Jairus also arrived. When he saw Jesus, he quickly bowed down in front of him.
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He begged Jesus, "My little daughter is dying. Come, lay your hands on her so that she may get well and live."
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Jesus went with the man. A huge crowd followed Jesus and pressed him on every side.