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1 They arrived in the territory of the Gerasenes on the other side of the Sea of Galilee. 2 As Jesus stepped out of the boat, a man came out of the tombs and met him. The man was controlled by an evil spirit 3 and lived among the tombs. No one could restrain him any longer, not even with a chain. 4 He had often been chained hand and foot. However, he snapped the chains off his hands and broke the chains from his feet. No one could control him. 5 Night and day he was among the tombs and on the mountainsides screaming and cutting himself with stones. 6 The man saw Jesus at a distance. So he ran [to Jesus], bowed down in front of him, 7 and shouted, |Why are you bothering me now, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me.| 8 He shouted this because Jesus said, |You evil spirit, come out of the man.| Mark 5:1-8, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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