Jesus Saves Men from Demons

^28 (A)And when He came to the other side, into the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were ^(B)demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. ²⁹ And behold, they cried out, saying, “^[a](C)What do we have to do with You, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the ^[b]time?” ³⁰ Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them. ³¹ And the demons began to plead with Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.” ³² And He said to them, “Go!” And coming out, they went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters. ³³ Now the herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, ^[c]including what had happened to the ^(D)demoniacs. ³⁴ And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, ^(E)they pleaded with Him to leave their region.

Jesus Saves a Man with Many Demons

5 ^(A)Then they came to the other side of the sea, into the region of the Gerasenes. ² And when He got out of ^(B)the boat, immediately a man from the tombs ^(C)with an unclean spirit met Him, ³ who had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain; ⁴ because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. ⁵ And constantly, night and day, among the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out and gashing himself with stones. ⁶ And seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him; ⁷ and crying out with a loud voice, he *said, “^[a](D)What do I have to do with You, Jesus, ^(E)Son of ^(F)the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!” ⁸ For He had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” ⁹ And He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he *said to Him, “My name is ^(G)Legion; for we are many.” ¹⁰ And he began pleading with Him earnestly not to send them out of the region. ¹¹ Now there was a large herd of swine feeding ^[b]nearby on the mountain. ¹² And the demons pleaded with Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.” ¹³ And Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.

¹⁴ And 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 they *came to Jesus and *observed the ^(H)demon-possessed man sitting down, ^(I)clothed and ^(J)in his right mind, the very man who had the “^(K)legion”; and they became frightened. ¹⁶ And those who had seen it recounted to them how this had happened to the ^(L)demon-possessed man, and all about the swine. ¹⁷ And they began to ^(M)plead with Him to leave their region.

Jesus Saves a Man from Many Demons

^26 (A)Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. ²⁷ And when He came out onto the land, a man from the city met Him, one who was possessed with demons and had not put on any garment for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs. ²⁸ Now seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “^[a](B)What do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of ^(C)the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.” ²⁹ For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times, and he was bound with chains and shackles, being kept under guard. And yet breaking his bonds, he was driven by the demon into the desolate regions. ³⁰ And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “^(D)Legion,” for many demons had entered him. ³¹ And they were pleading with Him not to command them to go away into ^(E)the abyss.

³² Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain, and the demons pleaded with Him to permit them to enter ^[b]the swine. And He gave them permission. ³³ And when the demons came out of the man, they entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into ^(F)the lake and was drowned.

³⁴ And when the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside. ³⁵ And the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down ^(G)at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. ³⁶ And those who had seen it reported to them how the man who was ^(H)demon-possessed had been ^[c]saved. ³⁷ And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear. And He got into a boat and returned.