^{27 Ref} And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in `any' house, but in the tombs.

^{28 Ref} And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

^{29 Ref} For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

^{30 Ref} And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him.

^{31 Ref} And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.

^{32 Ref} Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.

^{33 Ref} And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.

^{34 Ref} And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

^{35 Ref} And they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid.

^{36 Ref} And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole.

^{27 Ref} When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn't live in a house, but in the tombs.

^{28 Ref} When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torment me!"

^{29 Ref} For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.

^{30 Ref} Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," for many demons had entered into him.

^{31 Ref} They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

^{32 Ref} Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. He allowed them.

^{33 Ref} The demons came out from the man, and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.

^{34 Ref} When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

^{35 Ref} People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

^{36 Ref} Those who saw it told them how he who had been possessed by demons was healed.