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Et venerunt trans fretum maris in regionem Gerasenorum.

Et exeunti ei de navi, statim occurrit de monumentis homo in spiritu immundo,

qui domicilium habebat in monumentis, et neque catenis jam quisquam poterat eum ligare:

quoniam saepe compedibus et catenis vinctus, dirupisset catenas, et compedes comminuisset, et nemo poterat eum domare:

et semper die ac nocte in monumentis, et in montibus erat, clamans, et concidens se lapidibus.

Videns autem Jesum a longe, cucurrit, et adoravit eum:

et clamans voce magna dixit: Quid mihi et tibi, Jesu Fili Dei altissimi? adjuro te per Deum, ne me torqueas.

Dicebat enim illi: Exi spiritus immunde ab homine.

Et interrogabat eum: Quod tibi nomen est? Et dicit ei: Legio mihi nomen est, quia multi sumus.

10 Et deprecabatur eum multum, ne se expelleret extra regionem.

11 Erat autem ibi circa montem grex porcorum magnus, pascens.

12 Et deprecabantur eum spiritus, dicentes: Mitte nos in porcos ut in eos introeamus.

13 Et concessit eis statim Jesus. Et exeuntes spiritus immundi introierunt in porcos: et magno impetu grex praecipitatus est in mare ad duo millia, et suffocati sunt in mari.

14 Qui autem pascebant eos, fugerunt, et nuntiaverunt in civitatem et in agros. Et egressi sunt videre quid esset factum:

15 et veniunt ad Jesum: et vident illum qui a daemonio vexabatur, sedentem, vestitum, et sanae mentis, et timuerunt.

16 Et narraverunt illis, qui viderant, qualiter factum esset ei qui daemonium habuerat, et de porcis.

17 Et rogare coeperunt eum ut discederet de finibus eorum.

18 Cumque ascenderet navim, coepit illum deprecari, qui a daemonio vexatus fuerat, ut esset cum illo,

19 et non admisit eum, sed ait illi: Vade in domum tuam ad tuos, et annuntia illis quanta tibi Dominus fecerit, et misertus sit tui.

20 Et abiit, et coepit praedicare in Decapoli, quanta sibi fecisset Jesus: et omnes mirabantur.

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Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man(A)(B)

They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.[a] When Jesus got out of the boat,(C) a man with an impure spirit(D) came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me,(E) Jesus, Son of the Most High God?(F) In God’s name don’t torture me!” For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”

Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

“My name is Legion,”(G) he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion(H) of demons,(I) sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them(J) how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis[b](K) how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:1 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes
  2. Mark 5:20 That is, the Ten Cities