²⁷ And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons ^[a]for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.

²⁹ For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.