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Jesus Heals Two Demon-Possessed Men

28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes,[a] two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area.

29 They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?”

30 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance. 31 So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”

32 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.

33 The herdsmen fled to the nearby town, telling everyone what happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:28 Other manuscripts read Gerasenes; still others read Gergesenes. Compare Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26.

28 And kai when he autos came erchomai to eis the ho other peran side , to eis the ho region chōra of the ho Gadarenes Gadarēnos, there met hypantaō him autos two dyo demoniacs daimonizomai coming out exerchomai from ek the ho tombs mnēmeion. They were so lian violent chalepos that hōste no one tis could ischuō pass parerchomai by dia · ho that ekeinos way hodos. 29 · kai They cried krazō out , “ What tis do you sy have to do with us hēmeis, · kai Son hyios of ho God theos? Have you come erchomai here hōde before pro the appointed time kairos to torment basanizō us hēmeis?” 30 · de Some distance makran from apo them autos there was eimi a large polys herd agelē of pigs choiros feeding boskō. 31 And de the ho demons daimōn begged parakaleō him autos, saying legō, “ If ei you drive ekballō us hēmeis out , send apostellō us hēmeis into eis the ho herd agelē of ho pigs choiros.” 32 And kai he said legō to them autos, “ Be gone hypagō.” So de they ho came exerchomai out and went aperchomai into eis the ho pigs choiros. Then kai the ho entire pas herd agelē rushed hormaō down kata the ho steep bank krēmnos into eis the ho sea thalassa and kai drowned apothnēskō in en the ho waters hydōr. 33 The ho · de herdsmen boskō fled pheugō, · kai went aperchomai into eis the ho town polis, and told apangellō everything pas that ho had happened to the ho demoniacs daimonizomai. 34 Then kai the ho entire pas town polis went exerchomai out to eis meet hypantēsis · ho Jesus Iēsous; and kai when they saw him autos, they begged parakaleō him to hopōs leave metabainō · ho their autos region horion.

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