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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Mark 5
¹⁰ And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
¹¹ Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.
¹² The demons implored Him, saying, "Send us into the swine so that we may enter them."
¹³ Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.
¹⁴ Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what it was that had happened.
¹⁵ They *came to Jesus and *observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the "legion"; and they became frightened.
¹⁶ Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man, and all about the swine.
¹⁷ And they began to implore Him to leave their region.
¹⁸ As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was imploring Him that he might accompany Him.
¹⁹ And He did not let him, but He *said to him, "Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you."
²⁰ And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.