Mark 5:2-20

2As soon asG2532G2112 Jesus gotG1831 out ofG1537 theG3588 boatG4143, He was met byG5221G846 a manG444 withG1722 an uncleanG169 spiritG4151, who was coming fromG1537 theG3588 tombsG3419. 3This man hadG2192 been livingG2731 inG1722 theG3588 tombsG3418 andG2532 couldG1410 no longerG3765 be restrainedG1210, even with chainsG254. 4Though heG846 was oftenG4178 boundG1210 with chainsG254 andG2532 shacklesG3976, he had brokenG1288G5259G846 theG3588 chainsG254 andG2532 shatteredG4937 theG3588 shacklesG3976. NowG2532 there was no oneG3762 with the strengthG2480 to subdueG1150 himG846. 5NightG2532G3956G3571 andG2532 dayG2250 inG1722 theG3588 tombsG3418 andG2532 inG1722 theG3588 mountainsG3735 heG1510 keptG1223 crying outG2896 andG2532 cuttingG2629 himselfG1438 with stonesG3037.

6WhenG2532 the man sawG3708 JesusG2424 fromG575 a distanceG3113, he ranG5143 andG2532 fell on his kneesG4352 before HimG846. 7AndG2532 he shoutedG2896 in a loud voiceG3173G5456, “WhatG5101 do YouG4771 want with meG1473, JesusG2424, SonG5207 ofG3588 theG3588 Most HighG5310 GodG2316? I begG3726 YouG4771 before GodG2316 notG3361 to tortureG928 meG1473!” 8ForG1063 Jesus had already declaredG2036G846, “ComeG1831 out ofG1537 this manG444, you uncleanG169 spiritG4151!”

9“WhatG5101 is yourG4771 nameG3686?” Jesus askedG1905G846.

“MyG1473 nameG3686 is LegionG3003,” he repliedG3004G846, “forG3754 we areG1510 manyG4183.” 10AndG2532 he beggedG3870 Jesus repeatedlyG4183 not to sendG2443G3361G649 themG846 out ofG1854 that regionG5561.

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ThereG1563 on theG3588 nearbyG4314 hillsideG3735 a largeG3173 herdG34 of pigsG5519 wasG1510 feedingG1006. 12So the demons beggedG3870 Jesus, “SendG3992 usG1473 toG1519 theG3588 pigsG5519, so thatG2443 we may enterG1525G1519 themG846.”

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He gave them permissionG2010G846, andG2532 theG3588 uncleanG169 spiritsG4151 came outG1831 and wentG1525 intoG1519 theG3588 pigsG5519, andG2532 theG3588 herdG34 of aboutG5613 two thousandG1367 rushedG3729 downG2596 theG3588 steep bankG2911 intoG1519 theG3588 seaG2281 andG2532 drownedG4155 inG1722 theG3588 water.1

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ThoseG3588 tendingG1006 the pigs ran offG5343 andG2532 reportedG518 this inG1519 theG3588 townG4172 andG2532 countrysideG68, andG2532 the people went outG2064 to seeG3708 whatG5101 had happenedG1510G3588G1096. 15WhenG2532 they cameG2064 toG4314 JesusG2424, they sawG2334 the man whoG3588 had been possessedG1139 by theG3588 legion of demonsG3003 sittingG2521 there, clothedG2439 andG2532 in his right mindG4993; andG2532 they were afraidG5399.

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ThoseG3588 who had seenG3708 it describedG1334G846 whatG4459 had happenedG1096 to theG3588 demon-possessed manG1139 andG2532 also to theG3588 pigsG5519. 17AndG2532 the people beganG756 to begG3870 Jesus to leaveG565G575 theirG846 regionG3725.

18AsG2532 HeG846 was gettingG1684 intoG1519 theG3588 boatG4143, theG3588 man who had been possessed by the demonsG1139 beggedG3870 toG2443 goG1510 withG3326 HimG846. 19ButG2532 Jesus would not allowG3756G863 himG846. “GoG5217 homeG1519G3588G3624G4771 toG4314 your ownG4674 people,” He saidG3004, “andG2532 tellG518 themG846 how muchG3745 theG3588 LordG2962 has doneG4160 for youG4771, andG2532 what mercy He has shownG1653 youG4771.”

20So the man went awayG565 andG2532 beganG756 to proclaimG2784 throughoutG1722 theG3588 DecapolisG11792 how muchG3745 JesusG2424 had doneG4160 for himG846. AndG2532 everyoneG3956 was amazedG2296.