Mark 5:1-20 - A Demon-Possessed Gerasene Healed

¹ And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. ² And when he came out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, ³ Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: ⁴ Because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been wrenched apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man subdue him. ⁵ And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

⁶ But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped him, ⁷ And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the most high God? I adjure you by God, that you torment me not. ⁸ For he had said unto him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

⁹ And he asked him, What is your name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. ¹⁰ And he begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

¹¹ Now there was there near unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. ¹² And all the demons begged him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. ¹³ And Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (there were about two thousand;) and were drowned in the sea. ¹⁴ And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. ¹⁵ And they came to Jesus, and saw him that was possessed with the demon, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. ¹⁶ And they that saw it told them what had happened to him that was possessed with the demon, and also concerning the swine. ¹⁷ And they began to ask him to depart out of their region.

¹⁸ And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the demon asked him that he might be with him. ¹⁹ But Jesus permitted him not, but said unto him, Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you. ²⁰ And he departed, and began to announce in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

²⁶ And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. ²⁷ And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, who had demons for a long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. ²⁸ When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of God most high? I beseech you, torment me not. ²⁹ (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had seized him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bonds, and was driven by the demon into the desert.)

³⁰ And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many demons were entered into him. ³¹ And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the abyss.

³² And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would allow them to enter into them. And he allowed them. ³³ Then went the demons out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were drowned. ³⁴ When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. ³⁵ Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the demons were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. ³⁶ They also who saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the demons was healed. ³⁷ Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned.

³⁸ Now the man out of whom the demons were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, ³⁹ Return to your own house, and show what great things God has done unto you. And he went his way, and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done unto him.