¹⁷ And they began to urge him to depart from their region. ¹⁸ And as^[a] he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed began to implore^[b] him that he could go with him. ¹⁹ And he did not permit him, but said to him, “Go to your home to your people and tell them all that the Lord has done for you, and that he has had mercy on you.”