29. He said this because Jesus had already told the evil spirit to go out of him.The man had often been attacked by the demon. And even though he had been bound with chains and leg irons and kept under guard, he smashed whatever bound him. Then the demon would force him out into lonely places.
30. Jesus asked the man, “What is your name?”He answered, “My name is Lots.” He said this because there were “lots” of demons in him.
31. They begged Jesus not to send them to the deep pit, where they would be punished.
32. A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and Jesus let them go.
33. Then the demons left the man and went into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
34. When the men taking care of the pigs saw this, they ran to spread the news in the town and on the farms.
35. The people went out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they also found the man. The demons had gone out of him, and he was sitting there at the feet of Jesus. He had clothes on and was in his right mind. But the people were terrified.
36. Then all who had seen the man healed told about it.
37. Everyone from around Gerasa begged Jesus to leave, because they were so frightened.When Jesus got into the boat to start back,
38. the man who had been healed begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him off and said,
39. “Go back home and tell everyone how much God has done for you.” The man then went all over town, telling everything that Jesus had done for him.
40. Everyone had been waiting for Jesus, and when he came back, a crowd was there to welcome him.
41. Just then the man in charge of the Jewish meeting place came and knelt down in front of Jesus. His name was Jairus, and he begged Jesus to come to his home
42. because his twelve-year-old child was dying. She was his only daughter.While Jesus was on his way, people were crowding all around him.