Immediately (Jesus) came out of the ship, a man came out of the tombs. This man was possessed with an unclean spirit. He had been living amongst the tombs. People could no longer bind him with a chain. He had been bound with fetters and chains before and he had burst out of the chains and had broken the fetters so that no one was able to subdue him. And always, by night and day amongst the tombs and in the mountains he cried out, cutting himself with stones. Seeing Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him. He cried out with a great voice saying. “ What are you about with me and yourself Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure you by God, so that you may not torment me." For He said to him. "Come out of the man, unclean spirit." And He questioned the spirit “What name do you have?” And the latter said to him “My name is Legion because we are many.” And he besought Him that he would not send them outside the country. Now there was near them a great mountain herd of pigs feeding. And they besought Him saying. "Send us into the pigs that we can enter into them." And He allowed them to do so. And coming out of the man the unclean spirits entered into the pigs. And the herd rushed down the precipice into the sea. There were about two thousand of them and they were drowned in the sea.
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And the Pharisees came forth and began to debate with him, seeking a sign from heaven from him and tempting him.
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