Clothed and in His Right Mind

26And they sailed down to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

27And when he came out onto the land, a certain man from the city met him, who had demons. And for a considerable time he had not put on clothing, and he did not stay in a house but among the tombs.

28But when he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, “What do you have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”

29For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him, and he was kept bound with chains and shackles, being guarded, and breaking the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the desolate places.

30Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered into him.

31And they were begging him not to command them to go into the abyss.

32There was a large herd of pigs feeding there on the mountain, and they begged him to permit them to enter those pigs, and he permitted them.

33Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

34When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and reported it in the city and in the countryside.

35Then they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting, clothed, and in his right mind at Jesus's feet, and they were afraid.

36And those who had seen it reported to them how the demon-possessed man had been saved.

37And the whole crowd from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, because they were gripped by great fear. So he got into a boat and returned.

38The man from whom the demons had gone out was begging him to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,

39Return to your house, and tell what great things God has done for you. And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what Jesus had done for him.