¹⁵ They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid.

⁷ For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

⁹ He asked him, "What is your name?" He said to him, "My name is Legion, for we are many."

¹¹ Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall on you?

¹³ For because you didn't carry it at the first, Yahweh our God made a breach on us, because we didn't seek him according to the ordinance.

⁴ Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Come you peaceably?

²⁰ The men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

²¹ They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of Yahweh; come you down, and bring it up to you.

³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

²⁷ 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.

¹⁸ As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.

¹⁶ Those who saw it declared to them how it happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs.

⁴ because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.

²⁹ Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.

³³ When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

²⁴ The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

²⁴ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

²⁵ But thus says Yahweh, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.

⁵ There they were in great fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.

¹² David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

³⁵ 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 Those who saw it told them how he who had been possessed by demons was healed.