1. Jesus and his disciples arrived on the other side of Lake Galilee, in the territory of Gerasa.
2. As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, he was met by a man who came out of the burial caves there. This man had an evil spirit in him
3. and lived among the tombs. Nobody could keep him chained up any more;
4. many times his feet and hands had been chained, but every time he broke the chains and smashed the irons on his feet. He was too strong for anyone to control him.
5. Day and night he wandered among the tombs and through the hills, screaming and cutting himself with stones.
6. He was some distance away when he saw Jesus; so he ran, fell on his knees before him,
7. and screamed in a loud voice, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God! What do you want with me? For God's sake, I beg you, don't punish me!”