New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 5:2-20

2When He gotG1831outG1831ofthe boatπλοίουploiouG4143,immediatelyG2117a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444from the tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419with an uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Him.

3He livedκατοίκησιν εἶχενkatoikēsin eichenG2192 G2731amongἐνenG1722the tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418;and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was ableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410to bindδῆσαιdēsaiG1210him anymoreG3765,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761with a chainἁλύσειhaluseiG254,

4becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178been boundδεδέσθαιdedesthaiG1210with shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976and chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254,and the chainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254had been tornδιεσπάσθαιdiespasthaiG1288apartG1288by him and the shacklesπέδαςpedasG3976brokenG4937inG4937piecesG4937;and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762wasG2480strongG2480enoughG2480to subdueδαμάσαι.damasaiG1150him.

5ConstantlyδιὰdiaG1223,nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,he was screamingκράζωνkrazōnG2896amongG1722the tombsμνήμασινmnēmasinG3418and in the mountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735,and cuttingκατακόπτωνkatakoptōnG2629himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438with stonesλίθοις.¶lithoisG3037.

6SeeingG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424from a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,he ranἔδραμενedramenG5143up and bowedG4352downG4352beforeG4352Him;

7and shoutingκράξαςkraxasG2896with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,he saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101business do You have with me, JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I imploreὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726You by Godθεόν,theonG2316,do not tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928me!”

8For He had alreadybeen sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to him,“ComeἔξελθεexeltheG1831outG1831of the manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444,you uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151!”

9And He was askingἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905him,“WhatτίtiG5101is your nameὄνομάonomaG3686?”And he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “My nameὄνομάonomaG3686isLegionλεγιὼνlegiōnG3003,for we are manyπολλοίpolloiG4183.”

10And he beggedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870Him earnestlyπολλὰpollaG4183not to sendἀποστείλῃaposteilēG649them outG649of the regionχώρας.chōrasG5561.

11NowδὲdeG1161there was a largeμεγάληmegalēG3173herdἀγέληagelēG34of pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένη·boskomenēG1006nearbyἐκεῖekeiG1563on the mountainὄρειoreiG3735.

12And the demonsbeggedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “SendπέμψονpempsonG3992us into the pigsχοίρουςchoirousG5519soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we may enterεἰσέλθωμεν.eiselthōmenG1525them.”

13JesusgaveG2010them permissionG2010.And comingG1831outG1831,the uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the pigsχοίρους,choirousG5519;and the herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911into the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,aboutὡςhōsG5613twoG1367thousandG1367of them;and they were drownedἐπνίγοντοepnigontoG4155in the seaθαλάσσῃ.thalassēG2281.

14Their herdsmenβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006ranG5343awayG5343and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518itin the cityπόλινpolinG4172and in the countrysideἀγρούς.agrousG68. And the peoplecameἦλθονēlthonG2064to seeG3708whatτίtiG5101it was that had happenedγεγονός.¶gegonosG1096.

15And thenthey cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and sawθεωροῦσινtheōrousinG2334the man who had beendemon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενονdaimonizomenonG1139sittingG2521downG2521,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439andin his rightG4993mindG4993, the very man who had previouslyhadἐσχηκόταeschēkotaG2192the “legionλεγιῶνα,legiōnaG3003”;and they becameG5399frightenedG5399.

16ThoseG3588who had seenG3708itdescribedδιηγήσαντοdiēgēsantoG1334to them howπῶςpōsG4459it had happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to thedemon-possessedδαιμονιζομένῳdaimonizomenōG1139man, and allaboutπερὶperiG4012the pigsχοίρων.choirōnG5519.

17And they beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757tobegπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870Him to leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565their regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725.

18And as He was gettingἐμβαίνοντοςembainontosG1684into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143, the man who had beendemon-possessedδαιμονισθεὶςdaimonistheisG1139was beggingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870Him that he mightaccompanyμετ᾽ ᾖ.met᾽ ēG3326 G1510Him.

19And He did not letἀφῆκενaphēkenG863him, but He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “GoὕπαγεhupageG5217homeοἶκόνoikonG3624to your peopleG4674and reportἀπάγγειλονapangeilonG518to themwhatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962has doneπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160for you, and howHe hadG1653mercyἠλέησένēleēsenG1653on you.”

20And he wentG565awayG565and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757toproclaimκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784inDecapolisΔεκαπόλειDekapoleiG1179whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for him; and everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956wasG2296amazedG2296.

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