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It came to pass when he was going into one of the cities
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And so they sailed down to the country of the Gerasenes which is opposite Galilee. As he (Jesus) went onto the land a certain man who had been from the city
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there was a man full of leprosy.
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and who was possessed by demons, met him. (The man) did not live in a house but amongst the tombs.
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On seeing Jesus
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On seeing Jesus
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he fell on his face and begged him saying.
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he cried out and fell prostrate before him.
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"Lord if you will, you can make be clean." And stretching out his hand he (Jesus) touched him saying. "I am willling. Be clean."
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In a great voice he cried �What are you to me and to yourself Jesus Son of God the Most High? I beg you do not torment me.� This was because Jesus was meanwhile ordering the unclean spirit to come out of the man.
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Immediately the leprosy left the man.
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This spirit had seized the man many times (before). He had been bound with chains and fetters and had been guarded. But he tore the bonds asunder and was driven by the demon into the desert. Jesus questioned him (the demon). "What is your name?" He said "Legion". This was because many demons had entered into him. They besought him that he would not order them away into the abyss. Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding in the mountain. They besought him that he would allow them to enter into them (instead) and he allowed it. So on coming out of the man the demons entered into the pigs.
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(Jesus) charged him that he should tell nobody.
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The herd rushed down the precipice into the lake and were drowned. On seeing what happened, those who were feeding (the pigs) fled and reported on all this in the city and on the farms.
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He said "Go show yourself to the priest
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People went out to see
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and offer a cleansing ritual as required by Moses as a testimony to them (the priests etc)." (Jesus) moved on.
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what had happened. They came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had been driven, sitting down. He was clothed and in his senses by the feet of Jesus. The people were afraid. Those who had seen all this reported to the people how the demon possessed man had been healed. Then all the crowd of the neighbourhood of the Gerasenes asked (Jesus) to go away from them because they were seized with a great fear. So (Jesus), embarking in a boat began to return (to Galilee). 
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But so too did the word concerning him. Many crowds accompanied him
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The man from whom the demons had gone begged him to let him go with him.
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to hear and be healed from their infirmities.
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But He dismissed him saying. "Return to your house and tell others what God has done for you. So (the man) went away throughout the city and told people what things Jesus had done to him.
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