New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 8:27-39

27And when He steppedG1831outG1831ontoἐπὶepiG1909the landγῆνgēnG1093,a manἀνήρanērG435from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Him who was possessedἔχωνechōnG2192with demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140;and he had not putἐνεδύσατοenedusatoG1746on clothingἱμάτιονhimationG2440for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550and was not livingἔμενενemenenG3306in a houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,but amongG1722the tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418.

28And seeingG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,he criedG349outG349and fellG4363downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363Him, and saidG3004with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “WhatτίtiG5101business do You have with me, JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You, do not tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928me!”

29For He had alreadycommandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151to comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831outG1831of the manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444.For it had seizedσυνηρπάκειsunērpakeiG4884him manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183timesχρόνοιςchronoisG5550;and he was boundἐδεσμεύετοedesmeuetoG1195with chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254and shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976and keptG5442underG5442guardG5442, and yethe would breakδιαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōnG1284the restraintsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and be drivenἠλαύνετοēlaunetoG1643by the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140into the desertἐρήμους.erēmousG2048.

30And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905him,“WhatτίtiG5101is your nameὄνομάonomaG3686?”And he saidG3004, “Legionλεγιών·legiōnG3003”;becauseὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525him.

31And they were beggingπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870Him not to commandἐπιτάξῃepitaxēG2004them to goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565awayG565intothe abyssἄβυσσονabussonG12.

32NowδὲdeG1161there was a herdἀγέληagelēG34of manyἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένηboskomenēG1006thereἐκεῖekeiG1563on the mountainὄρει,oreiG3735; and the demonsbeggedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870Him to permitG2010them to enterεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525the pigs. And He gaveG2010them permissionG2010.

33And the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140cameG1831outG1831of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the pigsχοίρους,choirousG5519;and the herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911intothe lakeλίμνηνlimnēnG3041and was drownedἀπεπνίγη.¶apepnigēG638.

34NowδὲdeG1161when the herdsmenβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006sawG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096,they ranG5343awayG5343and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518everythingin the cityπόλινpolinG4172,and in the countryἀγρούς.agrousG68.

35And the peoplecameG1831outG1831to seeG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096;and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and foundεὗρονheuronG2147the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneG1831outG1831,sittingG2521downG2521at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439and in his rightG4993mindG4993;and they becameG5399frightenedG5399.

36ThoseG3588who had seenG3708everythingreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to them howπῶςpōsG4459the man who had beendemon-possessedδαιμονισθείς.daimonistheisG1139had beenmadeG4982wellG4982.

37And allἅπανhapanG537thepeopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the territoryG4066of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnG1086andG4066theG4066surroundingG4066regionπεριχώρουperichōrouG4066askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065Him to leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565them, becauseὅτιhotiG3754they were overwhelmedσυνείχοντο.¶suneichontoG4912by greatμεγάλῳmegalōG3173fearφόβῳphobōG5401;and He gotἐμβὰςembasG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143and returnedὑπέστρεψεν.hupestrepsenG5290.

38But the manἀνὴρanērG435from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneG1831outG1831was beggingἐδεῖτοedeitoG1189Him that he mightaccompanyσὺνsunG1510 G4862Him; but JesussentG630him awayἀπέλυσενapelusenG630,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

39“ReturnὑπόστρεφεhupostrepheG5290to your homeοἶκόνoikonG3624and describeδιηγοῦdiēgouG1334whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745Godθεός.theosG2316has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for you.”SoG2532he wentG565awayG565,proclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληνkath᾽ holēnG2596 G3650the cityπόλινpolinG4172whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for him.

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