New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 8:26-36

26ThenκαὶkaiG2532they sailedκατέπλευσανkatepleusanG2668to the countryχώρανchōranG5561of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnG1086,whichἥτιςhētisG3748is oppositeἀντιπέραantiperaG495GalileeΓαλιλαίας.¶GalilaiasG1056.

27And when He cameἘξελθόντιExelthontiG1831out ontoἐπὶepiG1909the landγῆνgēnG1093,He was metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221by a manἀνήρanērG435from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172who was possessedἔχωνechōnG2192with demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140;and who had not putἐνεδύσατοenedusatoG1746on any clothingἱμάτιονhimationG2440for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550,and was not livingἔμενενemenenG3306in a houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,but in the tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418.

28SeeingG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,he criedἀνακράξαςanakraxasG349out and fellG4363beforeG4363Him, and saidG3004in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “WhatτίtiG5101business do we have with each other, JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You, do not tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928me.”

29For He had commandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151to comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831out of the manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444.For it had seizedσυνηρπάκειsunērpakeiG4884him manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183timesχρόνοιςchronoisG5550;and he was boundἐδεσμεύετοedesmeuetoG1195with chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254and shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976and keptG5442underG5442guardG5442, and yethe would breakδιαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōnG1284his bondsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and be drivenἠλαύνετοēlaunetoG1643by the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140into the desertἐρήμους.erēmousG2048.

30And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905him,“WhatτίtiG5101is your nameὄνομάonomaG3686?”And he saidG3004, “Legionλεγιών·legiōnG3003”;for manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525him.

31They were imploringπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870Him not to commandἐπιτάξῃepitaxēG2004them to goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565awayG565intothe abyssἄβυσσονabussonG12.

32NowδὲdeG1161there was a herdἀγέληagelēG34of manyἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425swineχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένηboskomenēG1006thereἐκεῖekeiG1563on the mountainὄρει,oreiG3735; and the demonsimploredπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870Him to permitG2010them to enterεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525the swine. And He gaveG2010them permissionG2010.

33And the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140cameἐξελθόνταexelthontaG1831out of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the swineχοίρους,choirousG5519;and the herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911intothe lakeλίμνηνlimnēnG3041and was drownedἀπεπνίγη.¶apepnigēG638.

34When the herdsmenβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006sawG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096,they ranG5343awayG5343and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518it in the cityπόλινpolinG4172and outin the countryἀγρούς.agrousG68.

35The peoplewentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out to seeG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096;and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and foundεὗρονheuronG2147the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out, sittingG2521downG2521at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439and in his rightG4993mindG4993;and they became frightenedἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.

36ThoseG3588who had seenG3708it reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to them howπῶςpōsG4459the man who wasdemon-possessedδαιμονισθείς.daimonistheisG1139had beenmadeG4982wellG4982.

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