¹¹ Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding ^[a]nearby on the mountain. ¹² And the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them.” ¹³ Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.

¹⁴ Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside. And the people came to see what it was that had happened. ¹⁵ And then they *came to Jesus and *saw the man who had been ^(A)demon-possessed sitting down, ^(B)clothed and ^(C)in his right mind, the very man who had previously had the “^(D)legion”; and they became frightened. ¹⁶ Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the ^(E)demon-possessed man, and all about the pigs. ¹⁷ And they began to ^(F)beg Him to leave their region. ^18 (G)And as He was getting into the boat, the man who had been ^(H)demon-possessed was begging Him that he might ^[b]accompany Him. ¹⁹ And He did not let him, but He *said to him, “^(I)Go home to your people and report to them ^[c]what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.” ²⁰ And he went away and began to ^(J)proclaim in ^(K)Decapolis ^[d]what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.