^{27 Ref} and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,

^{28 Ref} and having seen Jesus, and having cried out, he fell before him, and with a loud voice, said, `What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beseech thee, mayest thou not afflict me!'

^{29 Ref} For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters -- guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

^{30 Ref} And Jesus questioned him, saying, `What is thy name?' and he said, `Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,)

^{31 Ref} and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

^{32 Ref} and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them,

^{33 Ref} and the demons having gone forth from the man, did enter into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep to the lake, and were choked.

^{34 Ref} And those feeding `them', having seen what was come to pass, fled, and having gone, told `it' to the city, and to the fields;

^{35 Ref} and they came forth to see what was come to pass, and they came unto Jesus, and found the man sitting, out of whom the demons had gone forth, clothed, and right-minded, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid;

^{36 Ref} and those also having seen `it', told them how the demoniac was saved.

^{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.