Luke 8:22-39

221Now on one of those days 2Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of 3the lake.” So they launched out. 23But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on 4the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger. 24They came up to Jesus and woke Him, saying, “5Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He got up and 6rebuked the wind and the surging 7waves, and they stopped, and 8it became calm. 25And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” But they were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”

269Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27And when He stepped out onto the land, a man from the city met Him who was possessed with demons; and he had not put on clothing for a long time and was not living in a house, but among the tombs. 28And seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, and said with a loud voice, “1011What business do You have with me, Jesus, Son of 12the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!” 29For He had already commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into the desert. 30And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “13Legion”; because many demons had entered him. 31And they were begging Him not to command them to go away into 14the abyss.

32Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding there on the mountain; and the demons begged Him to permit them to enter 15the pigs. And He gave them permission. 33And the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into 16the lake and was drowned.

34Now when the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported everything in the city, and in the country. 35And the people came out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down 17at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened. 36Those who had seen everything reported to them how the man who had been 18demon-possessed had been 19made well. 37And all the 20people of the territory of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed by great fear; and He got into a boat and returned. 3821But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might 22accompany Him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39“Return to your home and describe what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city what great things Jesus had done for him.