⁹ And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.

⁵³ Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

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

⁴⁵ Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

¹⁵ And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, `even' him that had the legion: and they were afraid.

²¹ When the strong `man' fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:

²² but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²³ He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

²⁵ And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.

²⁶ Then goeth he, and taketh `to him' seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.