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The swineherds fled, and spread the news in town and country. So the people came to see what it was that had happened;
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and when they came to Jesus, they beheld the demoniac quietly seated, clothed and of sane mind--the man who had had the legion; and they were awe-stricken.
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And those who had seen it told them the particulars of what had happened to the demoniac, and all about the swine.
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Then they began entreating Him to depart from their district.
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As He was embarking, the man who had been possessed asked permission to accompany Him.
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But He would not allow it. "Go home to your family," He said, "and report to them all that the Lord has done for you, and the mercy He has shown you."
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So the man departed, and related publicly everywhere in the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and all were astonished.
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When Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the other side, a vast multitude came crowding to Him; and He was on the shore of the Lake,
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when there came one of the Wardens of the Synagogue--he was called Jair--who, on beholding Him, threw himself at His feet,
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and besought Him with many entreaties. "My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death: I pray you come and lay your hands upon her, that she may recover and live."
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And Jesus went with him. And a dense crowd followed Him, and thronged Him on all sides.