^{27 Ref} And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

^{28 Ref} And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

^{29 Ref} For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

^{30 Ref} And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.

^{31 Ref} And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.

^{32 Ref} Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

^{33 Ref} And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.

^{34 Ref} And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.

^{35 Ref} And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.

^{36 Ref} And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.

^{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.